Martin v. Stiers

STANLEY, District Judge.

The plaintiff, James I. Martin, a citizen and resident of the state of Virginia, instituted this suit against the defendant, Percy T. Stiers, a citizen and resident of the state of North Carolina, and within the jurisdiction of this court, alleging the breach of an oral contract for the rental of ten acres of tobacco land by the plaintiff from the defendant, and seeking recovery of $10,000 as damages by reason of the alleged breach.

On July 7, 1958, the case came on for trial before the court without a jury. At the conclusion of the trial, the court took the case under…