Crockett v. . Bray
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Ward, J., from PerquimaNS, on refusal of plaintiff's motion for injunction, in an action brought to the Fall Term, of the Court, 1909. In October, 1906, M. L. Eure conveyed to Crockett Lumber and Pile Company, a Virginia corporation, the “Eure Farm,” in Perquimans County, and certain personalty thereon situate, for the recited consideration of $13,000. On the same day, the lumber company executed to W. T. Shannonkouse, as trustee, a deed of trust, conveying all…
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Appeal from Ward, J., from PerquimaNS, on refusal of plaintiff's motion for injunction, in an action brought to the Fall Term, of the Court, 1909. In October, 1906, M. L. Eure conveyed to Crockett Lumber and Pile Company, a Virginia corporation, the “Eure Farm,” in Perquimans County, and certain personalty thereon situate, for the recited consideration of $13,000. On the same day, the lumber company executed to W. T. Shannonkouse, as trustee, a deed of trust, conveying all the property conveyed to it, to secure to said Eure the payment of notes aggregating $10,000, the balance of the purchase…
1Opinion of the CourtManning, J.
The evident trend of enlightened legislation is to remove, before sale, all defects of title to property sold under judicial process. Its object is to have property sold under process of the courts, bring the highest price, and, as far as possible, to eliminate speculation in defective titles to property sold by its process. The courts have been liberal in construing this remedial legislation. In Campbell v. Cronly, 150 N. C., 457, Mr. Justice Connor, in an able and elaborate opinion, reviews the policy and effect of this legislation and the decisions of many courts, and says: “The wisdom of…
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- Daniels v. . FowlerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
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- Edwards v. Snow Hill Supply Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
- Campbell v. . CronlySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
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