Legal Opinion · Dissent

Woodcock v. . Merrimon

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 24, 1898PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Civil action", tried before Timberlake, Jand a jury at July, 1897, Special Term of Buncombe Superior Court. The facts appear in the opinion. There was a verdict followed by a judgment for the defendants and plaintiff appealed.

1DissentClark, J.

In August, 1890, J. B. Bostic sold and conveyed to D. D. Suttle a piece of land of about twelve acres in or near Asheville. For a part of the purchase money Suttle executed his note for the amount of $5,500 to Bostic and secured the same by a deed of trust upon the land — J. G. Merrimon being named as the trustee. About 11 September, 1890, Bostic endorsed this note to the plaintiff for value. This action was brought to compel the trustee Merrimon to sell the land conveyed in the deed of trust to pay the debt secured therein. In her complaint the plaintiff alleges that she had requested the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Henry v. . HilliardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
  2. Gilchrist v. . KitchenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
  3. Austin v. . ClarkeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1874
  4. Hinton v. . PritchardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
  5. Gwinn v. . ParkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1896

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Wynn v. GrantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  2. Wynn v. . GrantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  3. Mills v. . Building Loan Assn.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  4. Mills v. Mutual Building & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  5. United American Free-Will Baptist Church v. United American Free-Will Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912

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