Bank v. . Wilson

The defendant then called the sheriff of Pasquotank, who proved that Muse left a large estate; that Blount, his executor, in January, 1825, sold slaves which had belonged to the testator to the amount of $14,500; that the sale was upon a credit, and for notes negotiable at the office of the plaintiffs in Edenton; that Blount conducted the sale, and that the member of the board of directors alluded to at the meeting in Edenton was present; that the notes were taken by Blount with the knowledge and consent of that gentleman; that the execution upon the judgment in favor of the plaintiffs was…