Davis v. . Pierce
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Whedbee, J., at February Term, 1914, of DUPLIN. Civil action, beard on motion in tbis cause. Tbe motion was to enforce collection of tbe purchase money for a tract of land bought and held by Sallie E. Pierce, a defendant at a judicial sale under,decree in tbis cause.
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Appeal by defendant from Whedbee, J., at February Term, 1914, of DUPLIN. Civil action, beard on motion in tbis cause. Tbe motion was to enforce collection of tbe purchase money for a tract of land bought and held by Sallie E. Pierce, a defendant at a judicial sale under,decree in tbis cause. Tbe sale having taken place in July, 1898, and said purchaser having been since in possession of tbe land and having paid no part of tbe purchase money, tbe relief sought was resisted chiefly by reason of the ten-year statute of limitations. There was judgment, in effect, that unless the purchase money…
1Opinion of the Court
Hoxe, J.,
after stating the case: On the hearing it was properly made to appear that in the above entitled action at February Term, 1898, the land in question was ordered sold under decree in the cause for the purpose of paying certain debts established in favor of M. W. Faison and H. E. Faison, executors of H. W. Faison, against T. B. Pierce, a codefendant; that H. L. Hill was appointed commissioner, and a sale was had in July, 1898, when Sallie E. Pierce, wife of T. B. Pierce, and also a defendant, became the purchaser at the price of $2,300. The sale was reported to the court and was…
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