Wilmington v. Bryan
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN by tbe City of Wilmington against E. K. Bryan, beard by Judge W. R. Allen, at tbe October Term, 1905, of the Superior Court of New Hanover, upon the' referee’s report. From a judgment for the' defendant, the plaintiff appealed.
1DissentWalker, J.
It will be necessary, in order to bave a clear and full understanding of this case, to state tbe material facts. Tbe plaintiff sued to recover tbe sum of $1,076.52, wbicb it alleged tbe defendant, claiming to act as attorney for tbe plaintiff, bad collected in suits against divers persons who were delinquent taxpayers and owed tbe city that amount for “back taxes.” Tbe defendant in *676his answer averred that he was employed by the city to collect all the taxes due to it for the years prior to 1897 and under two separate contracts, by which the city agreed to pay the defendant 10 per cent on…
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