Legal Opinion

Benzein v. . Lenoir

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 5, 1828PublishedCited by 2 opinions

From TSiis cause., while!» bar, in Hu various stagi-s been ire quently before the Court, (vide Conference Reports, Si?’-, 3 Law Sep. 504,) was argued at last term, upon the order for rehearing’, made by Uadgjek, Judge, on the Autumn Circuit of I8Í14, (4 Ilmvks 408.) The bill was filed before the year 1800, and subsequently amended ; from the length of time which haa elapsed since the coninienremesil of the suit, many chan ip-, have tallen place in the parties, which it is…

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From TSiis cause., while!» bar, in Hu various stagi-s been ire quently before the Court, (vide Conference Reports, Si?’-, 3 Law Sep. 504,) was argued at last term, upon the order for rehearing’, made by Uadgjek, Judge, on the Autumn Circuit of I8Í14, (4 Ilmvks 408.) The bill was filed before the year 1800, and subsequently amended ; from the length of time which haa elapsed since the coninienremesil of the suit, many chan ip-, have tallen place in the parties, which it is unnecessary to notice, as the cause turned solely upon the questions presented by the original and amended bill. It was…

1Opinion of the Court

The bill was filed before 1800, and subsequently amended; from the length of time which has elapsed since the commencement of the suit, many changes have taken place in the parties, which it is unnecessary to notice, as the cause turned solely upon the questions presented by the original and amended bill. It was filed by the plaintiffs, styling themselves "members of the Unitas Fratrum," They (226) averred that on 12 November, 1754, Earl Granville, granted to Henry Cossart, agent of and trustee for the Unitas Fratrum, two tracts of land in Wilkes County; that Henry Cossart died before 4 July,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Benzien v. . LenoirSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1814
  2. Campbell v. . McArthurSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1817

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Benzien v. . LenoirSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1814
  2. Marshall v. . LovelassSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1801

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