Carr v. . Holliday
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Robert Carr came of age on the 10th day of January in the year 1829, and on the 8th of April following, was, by an inquisition legally taken, found to be a lunatic, and that he had been such since the month of November, 1827. Sarah Carr was appointed, by the Court, his committee.
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Robert Carr came of age on the 10th day of January in the year 1829, and on the 8th of April following, was, by an inquisition legally taken, found to be a lunatic, and that he had been such since the month of November, 1827. Sarah Carr was appointed, by the Court, his committee. Between the time of his arrival at age and tfie finding of the inquisition, the defendant entered into several pretended contracts with him, and obtained from him by way of exchange or purchase, several slaves, one-ttiird part of a tract of land, called Haw Landing, and some bonds for money which have been paid. On…
1Opinion of the Court
Daniel, Judge,
having stated briefly the pleadings, proceeded : — The inquisition was prima fade evidence that Robert Carr was a lunatic, and had been and continued so from the month of November, 1827. The contracts mentioned in the pleadings would be declared void, if resting upon that evidence alone. To repel the force of the inquisition, and in support of his answer, the defendant has taken the depositions of many persons. The plaintiff, to sustain the allegations in the bill, and support the inquisition, has also taken many depositions. From the conflict of the testimony given, either of…
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