Deans v. Layton

Decision Date28 July 1988
Docket NumberNo. 211P88,211P88
Citation322 N.C. 834,371 S.E.2d 276
CourtNorth Carolina Supreme Court
PartiesClaude E. DEANS and wife, Murveree F. Deans v. Ben J. LAYTON.

Thomas W. King, Rocky Mount, for defendant.

Poyner & Spruill, Rocky Mount, for plaintiffs.

ORDER

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant in this matter for discretionary review of the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to G.S. § 7A-31, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 28th day of July, 1988."

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  • Millar v. Reliastar Life Ins. Co.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of North Carolina
    • 14 Abril 2000
    ...must be supported by adequate consideration. Deans v. Layton, 89 N.C.App. 358, 368, 366 S.E.2d 560, 567, disc. review denied, 322 N.C. 834, 371 S.E.2d 276 (1988) (citation omitted). "Mutual promises may constitute reciprocal consideration to support a contract." Id. In Vance, supra, this Co......
  • Burgin v. Owen
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • 6 Febrero 2007
    ...showing the inadequacy of the legal remedy. Deans v. Layton, 89 N.C.App. 358, 371, 366 S.E.2d 560, 568, disc. rev. denied, 322 N.C. 834, 371 S.E.2d 276 (1988). A. Statute of A contract for the sale of real property must satisfy the statute of frauds. N.C. Gen.Stat. § 22-2 (2005) states: All......
  • Millar v. Reliastar Life Insurance Company
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of North Carolina
    • 14 Abril 2000
    ...must be supported by adequate consideration. Deans v. Layton, 89 N.C.App. 358, 368, 366 S.E.2d 560, 567, disc. review denied, 322 N.C. 834, 371 S.E.2d 276 (1988) (citation omitted). "Mutual promises may constitute reciprocal consideration to support a contract." Id. In Vance, supra, this Co......
  • Howard v. Oakwood Homes Corp.
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • 6 Julio 1999
    ...must be supported by adequate consideration. Deans v. Layton, 89 N.C.App. 358, 368, 366 S.E.2d 560, 567, disc. review denied, 322 N.C. 834, 371 S.E.2d 276 (1988) (citation omitted). "Mutual promises may constitute reciprocal consideration to support a contract." Id. In Vance, supra, this Co......
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