SCOTT v. FOPPE

No. 238.

100 S.E.2d 238 (1957)

247 N.C. 67

Joe C. SCOTT v. Andy FOPPE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 30, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. M. Scarborough, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Blakeney & Alexander, J. W. Alexander, Jr., Ernest W. Machen, Jr., Charlotte, for defendant-appellee.


DENNY, Justice.

The amount which the plaintiff seeks to recover in this action, to wit, $5,230.70, is the exact amount he claims to have invested in labor and materials that went into the construction of the house, including $1,000 paid on the purchase price of the lot, plus the cost of certain appliances which were installed in the house.

It is settled law that where a party agrees to purchase real estate and pays a part of the consideration therefor and...

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