Woodbury v. . Evans
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION tried before Norwood, J., and a jury at Eall Term, 1897, of Oheroicee Superior Court. The facts appear in the opinion. There was a judgment for the plaintiff and the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, J.:
The contract set out in the complaint and admitted in the answer was for the purchase of land, standing timber and machinery in a lump. It was not a purchase by the acre, and as to only one tract was the number of acres even mentioned. The gist of the de-fence rests upon the allegation of fraudulent representations, and the issue submitted, “Were the defendants induced to enter into the contract, attached to the complaint, by means of false and fraudulent representations made to them by the plaintiff as alleged in the answer?” presented fully the defendant’s contention. The Court…
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