Legal Opinion

Knight v. . Killebrew

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 5, 1882PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Civil Action, tried at Fall Term, 1881, of Edgecombe Superior Court, before Gilmer, J. The defendant appealed from the judgment below.

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.

The plaintiff, as executor of R. R. Dupree, sues upon the following receipt given by the defendants; Received of R. R. Dupree nine hundred and seventy-two dollars and seventy-six cents in notes against R. R. Williams, bearing interest from date, the 4th day of January, 187'6, (signed by O. L. Killebrew, and dated Feb’y 26th, 1876), and alleges that the defendant undertook to collect and account for the claims; that the debtor was solvent and the notes have been or could have been collected, and that upon demand of the plaintiff the defendant has refused and failed to account therefor, or to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Moore v. . HobbsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  2. Bland v. . O'HaganSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1870
  3. Murphy v. RaySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1875
  4. Earp v. . RichardsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1876
  5. Street v. . BryanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1871

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. . McNairSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
  2. State v. LaneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  3. State v. . LaneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  4. Sumner v. . CandlerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
  5. Baker v. N. & S. RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1907

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