Stephens v. John L. Roper Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Justice, J., at April Term, 1912, of PAMLICO. Civil action to recover $1,400 alleged to be due by contract. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, on motion, there was judgment of nonsuit, and plaintiff excepted and appealed. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court by Mr. Justice Holce.
1Opinion of the CourtHoKE, J.
Plaintiff, a witness in support of bis demand, testified in effect as follows; That in November or December of 1907, a short while after the panic, he was an employee of defendant company, and in charge of a logging squad in connection with the plant of said company at Oriental, N; O. That the superintendent of defendant -plant at that place was one W. J. Moore, in general charge of same, having power to make contracts, employ and discharge hands, etc. That the general offices of the company were at Norfolk, Ya., the general superintendent of defendant lumbering business being one Harriss.…
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