discussion with the driver concerning the condition of the animals. The driver made several telephone calls to defendant, and it was ultimately agreed that the plaintiff would accept 511 pigs. This figure was arrived at after rejecting some of the sick animals and, of course, discarding the dead ones.
Several days later, plaintiff had the animals examined by a veterinarian. It was then discovered they were suffering from both pasteurella, an ailment common to livestock and related to pneumonia, and salmonella, an intestinal disorder. These ailments were both contagious and infectious. They also showed symptoms of atrophic rhinitis. Fifty-five of the animals died. Many of the others required the attention of a veterinarian, who prescribed treatment and medication. The survivors eventually recovered and were sold at a profit.
Plaintiff claimsFriday, May 4, 2012

Bank of America has sold the Hearst Tower in uptown Charlotte to Parkway Properties Inc. in a $250 million deal, the real estate investment trust announced.

The bank had been marketing the 46-story building since February as it tries to streamline its operations. Bank of America will lease back 322,000 square feet, nearly a third of the Hearst Tower's office space, through March 2022 as part of the deal.

"The pending acquisition of Hearst Tower is a significant positive step as we continue to transform the company," Parkway Properties CEO Jim Heistand said in a statement. "It is a compelling real estate opportunity – a trophy building, with a stable tenant base, in a submarket with improving fundamentals, at an attractive basis."

The deal is being financed primarily