Legal Opinion

Revell v. Thrash.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 6, 1903PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Action by O. D. Revell against John M. Thrash, heard by Judge M. If. Justice and a jury, at March Term, 1902, of the Superior Court of Buncombe County. From a judgment for the defendant, the plaintiff appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.

There is only one exception to evidence appearing in the case and that exception the counsel of the appellant did not refer to in their three briefs or in their oral arguments; and it is therefore almost useless to write that the exception is not sustained. The only question before the court is whether there was any sufficient evidence— any evidence more than a scintilla' — that the plaintiff appellant extended the time for the payment of the note as to W. M. Cocke, the principal, without the knowledge or consent of the defendant, who was a surety.

The contentions of the appellant were first,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Sutton v. . WaltersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
  2. Forbes v. . SheppardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
  3. Scott v. . HarrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1877
  4. Hollingsworth v. . TomlinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
  5. Scott v. . FisherSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1892

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Branch Banking & Trust Co. v. CreasySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
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  3. V. Wallace & Sons v. RobinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
  4. Windhorst v. BergendahlSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Fidelity Bank v. HesseeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934

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