Walker v. . Crowder
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This cause having been set for hearing upon the several bills, answers, proofs and exhibits, was, by consent of parties, transmitted to this Court from the Court of Equity of Caswell County, at Spring* Term, 1843. The following facts appear from the pleadings and proofs to constitute the case: In 1822, Henry Crowder, Mary Crowder, Giles Crowder, and John Crowder, the four infant children of Robert A. Crowder, then of Mecklenburg county in Virginia, became entitled to a sum…
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This cause having been set for hearing upon the several bills, answers, proofs and exhibits, was, by consent of parties, transmitted to this Court from the Court of Equity of Caswell County, at Spring* Term, 1843. The following facts appear from the pleadings and proofs to constitute the case: In 1822, Henry Crowder, Mary Crowder, Giles Crowder, and John Crowder, the four infant children of Robert A. Crowder, then of Mecklenburg county in Virginia, became entitled to a sum of money under the will of an uncle, and' in order to its collection, their father was duly appointed by the County Court…
1Opinion of the CourtRuffin, C. J.
Although from various judicial proceedings in this case, and the circumstance, that many of these were founded on matters which occurred since the original suit began, several alterations and amendments became necessary in this cause, which have rendered the statement of it somewhat perplexed and prolix, yet -the questions for decision are not numerous, nor. we think, difficult. It seems to be clear, that under the provisions of the deed of trust, the debts of the father, as guardian to his children, are secured and must be paid pari passu with others of the same class. It was a debt which…
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