East and Wife v. . Dolihite
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil Action, tried before his Honor, Gloud, at Spring Term, 1874, of Stokes Superior Court. Upon the trial below, the jury having responded to certain issues submitted to them, his Honor gave judgment for the defendant. From this judgment plaintiffs appealed. All the facts necessary to an understanding of the points decided, are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtRodman-, J.
From the record, the facts appear substantially these. • In 18G3 William Dolihite died intestate, possessed of personal property worth about $300, and seised in fee of 238 acres of land. He left a widow, Elizabeth, and five children,, viz: Samuel, (the defendant) Tyree, Mary, Harden, and Ursula, (the feme plaintiff.) One Carson became his administrator, and the widow and Ursula Riddle were his sureties.. He received the personal assets and absconded, leaving his-sureties liable. Some short time afterwards an arrangement, which was never put in writing, was entered into between the-widow and…
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