DENNY, Justice.
It is the general rule that an unfulfilled promise cannot be made the basis for an action for fraud. Williams v. Williams, 220 N.C. 806, 18 S.E.2d 364; Shoffner v. Thompson, 197 N.C. 664, 150 S.E. 195; Planters' Bank & Trust Co. v. Yelverton, 185 N.C. 314, 117 S.E. 299; Pritchard v. Dailey, 168 N.C. 330, 84 S.E. 392; 23 Am.Jur., Fraud and Deceit, section 38, page 799 et seq. The rule, of course, is otherwise, where the promise is made fraudulently...
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