Braswell v. . Johnston
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was a civil action, tried at Fall Term, 1890, of the Superior Court of Edgecombe County, Whitaker, J., pre-r siding. Material facts were stated in the complaint and controverted in the answer, and a number of issues involving those questions were tendered. The Judge submitted only the single issue, “ How much, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to recover?”
1Opinion of the CourtAveky, J.
—after stating the facts: “ Issues arise upon the pleadings when a material fact or conclusion of law is maintained by the one party and controverted by the other.” The Code, § 391. “ An issue of fact arises (1) upon a material allegation in the complaint controverted by answer; or (2) upon new matter in the answer controverted by the reply; or (3) upon new matter in the reply except an issue of law is joined thereon.” The Code, § 393.
Instead of the issues tendered by the defendant and involving the question whether the contract was an entire one, the Court submitted only the following: “How…
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