King v. Weeks
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, (for the recovery of certain lots in the town -of Murphy,) tried before Gloud, Z, at Fall Term, 1873, of the ^Superior Court of CiieRokee county.
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Civil actioN, (for the recovery of certain lots in the town -of Murphy,) tried before Gloud, Z, at Fall Term, 1873, of the ^Superior Court of CiieRokee county. The case as settled and sent up with the record to this Court, states.: That Drury Weeks, the defendant, as trustee of one Brab-son, sold two lots in the town of Murphy, which Brabson had .conveyed to him, to secure a debt duo to the firm of Thomas & King, and that J. W. King, the father of the plaintiffs in .this action, and a member of the firm of Thomas & King, bought the same, and took the deed therefor to himself individually.…
1Opinion of the CourtSettle, J.
This was an action to recover the possession of two lots in the town of Murphy, Cherokee county. It appears that one Brabson liad executed a deed, conveying these lots to the defendant, Weeks, in trust, to secure the payment of certain, debts due to the firm of Thomas &Ning,- which firm was composed of J. H. King, the plaintiff’s ancestor, and W. II. Thomas, the other defendant.
J. W. King died in 1845, intestate, leaving the plaintiffs his heirs-at-law. It further appears, that in 1841, Weeks, the trustee sold the lots in pursuance of the deed in trust, and J. W. King, one of the partners,…
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