Greene v. A. F. Mesick Grocery Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Daniels, J., at February Term, 1912, of FORSYTH. Civil action to recover $400 claimed to be due and owing from defendant to plaintiff. There was verdict for plaintiff, judgment on the verdict, and defendant excepted and appealed. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court by Mr. Justice Solee.
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
Tbis was an action to recover $400 as money bad and received to plaintiff’s use, and was before tbis Court on a former appeal, 153 N. C., 409. Erom a perusal of that case it will appear that tbe right of plaintiffs to recover was properly made to depend on wbetber defendant company, resident at Winston, N. C., bad sent a telegram to plaintiff at St. Louis, Mo., accepting a proposal of plaintiffs to rent a hotel from defendant on terms contained in a letter from plaintiffs to defendant company.
On tbe present trial defendant testified that, on receipt of plaintiff’s letter, containing tbe…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Avery v. Stewart.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Justice v. . LutherSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1886
- Green v. A. F. Messick Grocery Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- Harvey Blair & Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
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