Case ID: nc_210/html/0821-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Per Curiam.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

D. O. PATRICK v. C. M. LAMM.
    (Filed 29 April, 1936.)
    Appeal by plaintiff from Harris, J., at January Term, 1936, of WashingtON.
    Affirmed.
    Action for the recovery of personal property sold by plaintiff to defendant and upon which plaintiff claimed a lien. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence the court sustained a motion for judgment of nonsuit, and plaintiff appealed.
    
      
      W. M. Darden and H. 8. Ward for plaintiff.
    
    
      Carl L. Bailey and Zeb Vance N-orman for defendant.
    
   Per Curiam.

An examination of the testimony of the plaintiff and that of the witnesses offered in bis behalf fails to show evidence sufficient to be submitted to the jury that plaintiff by either written or oral agreement retained title to the property sold, or reserved or acquired a lien therein in any manner recognized by the law. Nor does the evidence sustain bis allegation that the provision for retention of title was omitted from the written contract by mutual mistake or the mistake of draftsman. Defendant admits that be owes the balance on the purchase price of the personal property. Plaintiff replies that by reason of the insolvency of defendant that admission is worthless. We are unable to relieve the plaintiff of the consequences of a bad bargain.

Affirmed.