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113 N.C. 227

18 S.E 107

Russ v. Brown

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 15, 1893

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1893-09-15

Civil action-, tried before Bryan, J., and a jury, at October Term, 1892, of Wake Superior Court. The issues were submitted to the jury, and the responses were as follows: “ 1. Did the plaintiff contract with defendant as alleged in the complaint?” Answer: “No.” “2. Were the plaintiff’s services for the first three months satisfactory to the defendant? ” Answer: “ They were at $75 per month.” “3.

Decided 1893-09-15

MacRae, J.:

¶1The jur}' having found in response to the first issue that there was no such special contract as was alleged in the complaint; in other words, that the defendant did not agree to pay the plaintiff one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month for the last nine months in the year, provided defendant was satisfied with plaintiff’s services for the first three months, the second issue became immaterial, and the practical question was as to the value of the plaintiff’s services, for it was admitted that plaintiff had served defendant for a year.

¶2Upon the third issue, the first and second having been put out of the way, the question and answer were relevant and material.

¶3The second exception was not relied upon, and is not set out.

¶4The defendant having admitted in his answer that he was indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $61.50, and offered to permit judgment to be entered against him for said sum, his Honor properly adjudged that defendant was liable only for the costs of the action up to the filing of the answer and of judgment. Affirmed.

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