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Lilly v. Smith

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Oct 1, 1930
154 S.E. 742 (N.C. 1930)

Opinion

(Filed 1 October, 1930.)

Appeal and Error J e — Where alleged error would not change result of trial the cause will not be remanded.

Where issues submitted to the jury are not in accordance with the theory upon which the case was tried, but the result of the trial agrees with the theory and involves only a question of fact, the case will not be remanded for another hearing.

APPEAL by defendants from Nunn, J., at March Term, 1930, of PITT.

Albion Dunn for plaintiffs.

Louis W. Gaylord for defendants.


Civil action to recover $900.00, alleged overpayment in the purchase of a lot of land.

The case revolves around an owelty charge against said lot, existing in favor of Mrs. Sadie Lilly, which plaintiffs allege was to be considered as a part of the purchase price and adjusted accordingly. This was denied by the defendants.

From a verdict and judgment for plaintiffs, the defendants appeal, assigning errors.


The issues submitted are not accordant with the theory upon which the case was tried, but as the result agrees with the theory of the trial and involves only a question of fact, it would apparently serve no useful purpose to remand the cause for another hearing. Pate v. Gaitley, 183 N.C. 262, 111 S.E. 339.

No error.


Summaries of

Lilly v. Smith

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Oct 1, 1930
154 S.E. 742 (N.C. 1930)
Case details for

Lilly v. Smith

Case Details

Full title:W.H. LILLY ET UX. v. CAMPBELL E. SMITH ET UX

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Oct 1, 1930

Citations

154 S.E. 742 (N.C. 1930)
154 S.E. 742

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