Leak v. . Covington
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The plantiff, as executrix of John W. Leak, on behalf of herself and all other creditors of William L. Covington, deceased, brings this action against the defendants, his executors, legatees and devisees, to enforce contribution from his estate for moneys paid by the plaintiff upon the liability of her testator, as a surety upon the administration bond of one James A Covington, to whom had been committed administration on the estate of John W. Coving-ton, to which bond the testator William L., was the only solvent co-surety, and the plaintiff seeks to recover judgment for his moiety of the…
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- State Ex Rel. Commissioners of Wake v. MagninSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881
- A., T. O. R. R. Co. v. . MorrisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
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