Henry King Ex'r v. W. & W. R. R. Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action tried before Watts, Judge, at Spring Term 1871, of Wilson Superior Court. _ This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover of the defendant the value of a certain quantity of wood. It was proved by the plaintiff that his testatrix on the 18th day of -July 1864, sold to the defendant 583£ cords of wood, and on the 1st day February, 1865, 422-J cords, at $1.10 per cord, and that it was agreed that the price should be paid in Confederate currency.
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Civil action tried before Watts, Judge, at Spring Term 1871, of Wilson Superior Court. _ This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover of the defendant the value of a certain quantity of wood. It was proved by the plaintiff that his testatrix on the 18th day of -July 1864, sold to the defendant 583£ cords of wood, and on the 1st day February, 1865, 422-J cords, at $1.10 per cord, and that it was agreed that the price should be paid in Confederate currency. The counsel for the defendant asked the Court .to instruct the jury that the plaintiff according to the eon-■tract, was only…
1Opinion of the CourtDick, J.
The question presented in this case has often been before this Court, has been fully and ably argued by learned counsel, has received our most mature and deliberate consideration, and has been frequently solemnly adjudicated. Robeson v. Brown, 63 N. C. 554. Hilliard v. Moore, 65 N. C., 540, and the intermediate cases.
The construction which we have given to the ordinance and statutes governing contracts, like the one before us, has been adopted by the legal profession, and has adjusted nearly all the business transactions to which they relate, and their operation has almost ceased with the…
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