Legal Opinion

Herring v. Sutton

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 15, 1901PublishedCited by 8 opinions

ActioN by Edward Herring, as guardian of John H. and Annie L. Sutton, against Mary E. Sutton, executrix of B. F. Sutton, Jr., and others, heard by Judge O. II. Allen, at December (Special) Term, 1900, of the Superior Court of LeNOIR County. From a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendants appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

FüRCHEs, C. J.. This is an action on a guardian bond given by B. F. Sutton, Jr., in the sum of $2,600 as guardian of his two minor children, J. H. Sutton and Annie L. Sutton, with Junius E. Sutton, Thomas Sutton and Flavius Allen as his sureties. The guardian is dead, and Mary F. Sutton is his executrix.

The case was referred to Mr. Ormond to find the facts, declare the law and report the same to the Court, which he did. Besides finding the amount due on said guardianship, he further found as follows: “That B. F. Sutton, deceased., had no' insurance for any of his other children or widow, and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Central Bank of Washington v. HumeSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Wood, Ex'r. v. . Cherry .Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1875
  3. Burton v. . FarinholtSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. BufordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  2. Pridgen v. . PridgenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  3. Russell v. . OwenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1932
  4. Parker v. . PotterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  5. Scull v. Aetna Life Ins.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903

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