Grant v. . Bell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION for account and settlement tried at Spring Term, 1880, of NORTHAMPTON Superior Court, before Gudger, J. This case is reported in 87 N. C., 34, and under a reference had in obedience to the decision there rendered,, the referee (Boone) submitted his report to this court, and the cause is now heard upon exceptions thereto.
1Opinion of the CourtMerrimon, J.
It appears that one Benjamin F. Lockhart duly qualified in 1863 as the executor of the last will and testament of William T. Bell, deceased; that as such executor he brought suit in the then court of equity of Northampton county in 1864 against the defendant for an account and settlement of sundry matters in dispute between them; that on the 25th day of November, 1868, they compromised their matters in litigation, and a decree by consent was entered in the superior court of that county in favor of the said executor and against the defendant for $12,077:34. The defendant contended in this…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Grant v. . BellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
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