Gilkey v. Dickerson.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
t From Rutherford.* J On the trial below, before Badger, Judge, tbe case •appeared to be this: Tbe plaintiff, on tbe 19tb of September, 1820, bought certain slaves of one Mley for value, and bona fide, and took them into possession; and afterwards, on the 7th of October, 1820, the defendant (who was coroner of the county,) levied on the slaves by virtue of an execution issuing from September, 1820, returnable March, 1821,, at the instance of the State Rank against Mley, took…
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t From Rutherford.* J On the trial below, before Badger, Judge, tbe case •appeared to be this: Tbe plaintiff, on tbe 19tb of September, 1820, bought certain slaves of one Mley for value, and bona fide, and took them into possession; and afterwards, on the 7th of October, 1820, the defendant (who was coroner of the county,) levied on the slaves by virtue of an execution issuing from September, 1820, returnable March, 1821,, at the instance of the State Rank against Mley, took the slaves into his possession, and sold them. The State Rank obtained its judgment at March term, 1820, for $2130, a…
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff on 19 September, 1820, bought certain slaves of one Alley for value and bona fide, and took them into possession; and afterwards, on 7 October, 1820, the defendant (who was coroner of the county) levied on the slaves by virtue of an execution issuing from September Term, 1820, returnable March, 1821, at the instance of the State Bank against Alley, took the slaves into his possession and sold them.
The State Bank obtained its judgment at March Term, 1820, for $2,130; afi. fa. issued thereon to the defendant (Alley being then sheriff), returnable September Term, 1820, and tested…
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