1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 275 S.E.2d
  5. 275 S.E.2d 176 (1981)
 

KENT v. HUMPHRIES

No. 801SC476.

275 S.E.2d 176 (1981)

Melody KENT v. Fletcher HUMPHRIES and H & W Plastics, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Discretionary Review Allowed April 7, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford, Adams, McCullough & Beard by J. Allen Adams and Catharine B. Arrowood, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

White, Hall, Mullen, Brumsey & Small by Gerald F. White and William Brumsey, III, Elizabeth City, for defendants-appellees.

Discretionary Review Allowed by Supreme Court April 7, 1981.

CLARK, Judge.

Plaintiff first argues that the amendment of defendants' answer to plead the statute of frauds was irrelevant to her claims of fraud, unfair trade practices, and nuisance. We agree. The statute of frauds, G.S. 22-2, is an affirmative defense to recovery on an oral contract of lease for a period in excess of three years. The statute of frauds, then, even if properly pleaded and proven...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases