Ellis v. . Scott
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ActioN to surcharge and falsify an account, tried before Kerr, J., at Spring Term, 1876, of WilsoN Superior Court. The facts necessary to an understanding of the case as decided are fully stated in the opinion of the Court. There was judgment for the plaintiffs, and; the- defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBynum, J.
Prior to the late war, the defendant became-the guardian of the female plaintiffs, who are his sisters-. After the close of the war, in 1867, the defendant resigned his guardianship-and procured one Davis to become guardian-in order that he might settle his accounts with his late wards, in pursuance-of the provisions of chap. 89 of the acts of 1866. Davis accordingly filed a petition addressed to the Judge holding the Court for Wilson County, calling upon the defendant,. Scott, for a-- settlement- of his guardian account. Scott answered the petition setting forth his account and his claims to…
2Cited by1 opinion
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