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Killebrew v. . Hines

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 5, 1889PublishedCited by 29 opinions

Vendor and Vendee — Crops—Mortgagor and Mortgagee — Lien. Civil action, tried before MacRae, J., upon exceptions to a report, at Spring Term, 1889, of Edgecombe Superior Court.

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Vendor and Vendee — Crops—Mortgagor and Mortgagee — Lien. Civil action, tried before MacRae, J., upon exceptions to a report, at Spring Term, 1889, of Edgecombe Superior Court. The plaintiffs contracted in writing on the first day of January, 1882, to sell to the defendant Hines a tract of land, and the following is a copy of that contract: “Articles of agreement, between John I. Killebrew and Joshua Bullock, of the first part, and Joshua Hines, Ashley Hines and AVatson Hines of the second part, wit-nesseth: That the said Hineses are to pay to Killebrew & Bullock fifteen bales of good cotton…

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiffs contracted in writing on 1 January, 1882, to sell to the defendant Hines a tract of land, and the following is a copy of the contract:

"Articles of agreement, between John I. Killebrew and Joshua Bullock, of the first part, and Joshua Hines, Ashley Hines and Watson Hines of the second part, witnesseth: That the said Hineses are to pay to Killebrew Bullock fifteen bales of good cotton each year for ten years; then the said Killebrew Bullock are to give the said Hineses a good deed in fee for the B. W. Barnes tract of land. In case the said Hineses fail to make a full payment any…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Freedman's Saving & Trust Co. v. ShepherdSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Todd, Schenck & Co. v. OutlawSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  3. Jones v. . BoydSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879
  4. Jones v. . HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1870
  5. Coor v. . SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1888

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Brannock v. FletcherSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  2. Crinkley v. EgertonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1893
  3. Gregg v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
  4. Collins v. . BassSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1929
  5. Crawford v. . AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925

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