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20 N.C. 234

Wellborn v. James

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 15, 1839

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1839-06-15

This was an action of beet, upon a bond, in these words: “ Three years after date, I promise to pay unto William W. Wellborn, his heirs or assigns, one thousand dollars, in current bank notes of the State of North Carolina, for value received, a.s witness my hand and seal, this 15th of September,. 1831: Provided I maintain the right and possession of the tract of land for which this note is in part given; and in the event of my being subjected to costs of any suit or suits…

Decided 1839-06-15

Daniel, Judge.

¶1The action is brought to recover the sum of money mentioned in the body of the bond. . This sum was payable at a particular day. The condition annexed, that the plaintiff should keep the defendant indemnified as to the heirs of Montgomery, is indefinite as to time; it is a condition precedent to the payment, of the money. It was inserted for the benefit of the defendant; and if he had been evicted by the heirs of Montgomery, by a better title, he might have plead that fact specially in bar. As that event has not occurred, there is nothing to prevent the plaintiff’s recovering his debt, andinterest on the same, from the day it should have been paid. What remedy the defendant may have, if the heirs of Montgomery should hereafter disturb him, it is now unnecessary to decide. The judgment is affirmed.

¶2Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed.

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