Legal Opinion

Lord v. . Beard

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 5, 1878PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Civil ActioN tried at January Special Term, 1878, of RowaN Superior Court, before Kerr, J. It was admitted that Luke Blackmer was appointed guardian of the fame plaintiff, and that prior to said appointment, the said Blackmer, as clerk and master in equity in obedience to a decree in an ex parte proceeding of the feme plaintiff before her marriage, sold certain real estate near the town of Salisbury, on the 8th of May, 1859, when the defendant became the last and highest…

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Civil ActioN tried at January Special Term, 1878, of RowaN Superior Court, before Kerr, J. It was admitted that Luke Blackmer was appointed guardian of the fame plaintiff, and that prior to said appointment, the said Blackmer, as clerk and master in equity in obedience to a decree in an ex parte proceeding of the feme plaintiff before her marriage, sold certain real estate near the town of Salisbury, on the 8th of May, 1859, when the defendant became the last and highest bidder at $1,200, ■and that the defendant afterwards — January 30th, 1863— .gave her note to the guardian of the feme…

1Opinion of the Court

ByNüm, J.

Án original action begun by summons and complaint. In 1859, the land of the feme plaintiff was sold by the clerk and master under a decree of Court, made in a. suit in equity instituted in her name, and the defendant, became the purchaser. The clerk and master after the sale became the guardian of the feme plaintiff, and in 1863, the defendant executed to him as guardian a note for the purchase money, bearing interest from the date of sale, which note the guardian endorsed to the feme plaintiff in 1876, after her marriage with the male plaintiff. So that in this, action we have the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jarman v. . SaundersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1870
  2. Mason and Another v. . MilesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1869
  3. Mauney v. PembertonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1876
  4. Chambers v. . PenlandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  5. Faison v. . McIlwaine .Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1875

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Joyner v. Futrell.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
  2. Long v. . JarrattSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1886
  3. Lynn v. . LoweSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
  4. Dula v. . SeagleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
  5. Flemming v. . RobertsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881

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