Legal Opinion
Jeffreys v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 19, 1900PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Civil ActioN by S. B. Jeffreys against tbe Southern Railway Company, heard by Judge Frederick Moore and a jury, at June Term, 1900, of Guileoed Superior Court. From judgment fox defendant, the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Douglas, J..As this case depends entirely upon the construction of a written instrument, it seems proper to set out the entire instrument. We have placed in parentheses the only section that can by any possibility afford a basis for the contention of the defendant, and have italicized some important words. The alleged release is as follows:
“Southern Railway Company. To S. B. Jeffreys, Dr. Address, Greensboro, N. C. Payable to S. B. Jeffreys. Address, Greensboro, N. C. Know all men by these presents, *378'that, for, and in consideration of the sum of forty dollars, to me paid by the Southern…
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