Rickman v. . Holshouser

The right of the assignee of a chose in action arising out of contract to sue therefor in his own name has been declared by statute (C. S., 446), and has been upheld in numerous decisions of this Court. Fertilizer Works v. Newbern, 210 N. C., 9, 185 S. E., 471; Horne-Wilson, Inc., v. Wiggins Bros., Inc., 203 N. C., 85, 164 S. E., 365; Trust Co. v. Williams, 201 N. C., 464, 160 S. E., 484; Craig v. Stewart, 163 N. C., 531, 79 S. E., 100; Vaughan v. Davenport, 159 N. C., 369, 74 S. E., 967; Harris v. Burwell, 65 N. C., 584.

The contention of defendants that the assignment of wages by an employee…