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Mexer v. Fenner & BeaneMexer v. Fenner & Beane

Supreme Court of North Carolina
May 24, 1933
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam.
Pee Cttbiam.

The defendants are stock brokers with whom the plain‘tiff dealt in the purchase and sale of securities. ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‍She brought suit against them and recovered a verdict for $1,205.33. Thereupon the parties settled the controversy between them and at the April-May Term, 1929, of .the Superior Court of Buncombe County, Judge Schenck ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‍signed a judgment that the plaintiff recover nothing upon the verdict and that the defendants pay the cost. The plaintiff then signed a release in consideration of $1,205.33, the receipt of which she acknowledged, ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‍and discharged the defendants “from any and all claims and demands of every kind, nature and character.” This was a final settlement.

After the lapse of more than two years the plaintiff again brought suit ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‍against the defendants, alleging that she had a further claim of $600 against them. Upon the evidence which she offered her cause was dismissed as in case of nonsuit by the county court, and ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‍on appeal to the Superior Court the judgment was affirmed. ¥e find no error and affirm the judgment.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Mexer v. Fenner & Beane
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: May 24, 1933
Citations: 204 N.C. 802; 169 S.E. 442; 1933 N.C. LEXIS 298
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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