CARLTON v. ANDERSON

No. 45.

173 S.E.2d 783 (1970)

276 N.C. 564

A. P. CARLTON v. W. H. ANDERSON and Randall Sheppard.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

May 13, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Booth, Fish & Adams, by J. Patrick Adams and H. Marshall Simpson, Greensboro, for plaintiff.

Jordan, Wright, Nichols, Caffrey & Hill, by Luke Wright and Edward L. Murrelle, Greensboro, for defendants.


HIGGINS, Justice.

This case presents one clear-cut question of law. Does the memorandum signed by the defendants contain a description of the land sufficiently definite to meet the requirements of the statute of frauds? The requirements are easily stated. Difficulty arises in their application. Some descriptions are so precise and definite as to leave no doubt about their sufficiency. Others are so vague and indefinite as to leave no doubt as to their insufficiency...

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