Bloodworth v. Jacobs

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

Etjstis, C. J.

The plaintiff is the holder of a promissory note for the sum of §11,666, drawn by William Hunter, in favor of Charles A. Bullard, secured by mortgage on a certain plantation and slaves, which were purchased at a sheriff’s sale by one of the dofendants, Charles A. Jacobs, for the sum of §60,982, for which the purchaser only paid to the sheriff the sum of §4,000 07, assuming to pay the mortgages on the property for the balance of the purchase money.

The petition charges that Jacobs refuses to pay the amount of this note, under the pretence…