Legal Opinion

Adams v. . Hayes

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 5, 1897PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Civil aotioN, beard on complaint and demurrer, before Bryan, J., at Spring Term, 1896,.of Wautauga Superior Court. The complaint was as fellows: “The plaintiff in the above entitled action, complaining of the defendants, alleges: “1. That on the 30th day of .May, 1888, F. M. Hodges and R. A. Adams, doing business under the style and firm of Hodges & Adams, executed their promissory note to L._ A. G-reen for the sum of $600, with J. L. Hodges, Wm.

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Civil aotioN, beard on complaint and demurrer, before Bryan, J., at Spring Term, 1896,.of Wautauga Superior Court. The complaint was as fellows: “The plaintiff in the above entitled action, complaining of the defendants, alleges: “1. That on the 30th day of .May, 1888, F. M. Hodges and R. A. Adams, doing business under the style and firm of Hodges & Adams, executed their promissory note to L._ A. G-reen for the sum of $600, with J. L. Hodges, Wm. T. Hayes, E. H. Dougherty, E. F. Lovill and this plaintiff as sureties on said abové note. “2. The principals in above mentioned note having failed…

1Opinion of the Court

On 30 May, 1888, F. M. Hodges and R. A. Adams borrowed $600 from L. A. Green, for which they executed their note as principals, with J. L. Hodges, W. T. Hayes, E. H. Dougherty, E. F. Lovill and the plaintiff Adams, as sureties. The note was not paid and Green brought suit thereon, and recovered judgment against the principals, and sureties for the full amount of the note, principal, interest and cost, which the plaintiff alleged he paid off and satisfied — paying $160.66 out of money in his hands as receiver of the principals in the note, and the residue $400.32 out of his own money, and this…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Allen v. . WoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1844
  2. Powell v. . MatthisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1843
  3. Rainey v. . YarboroughSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1842

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Gillam v. Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
  2. Bunker v. . LlewellynSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  3. Petree v. . SavageSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
  4. Collins v. PettittSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
  5. Hudson v. . AmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912

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