Legal Opinion

Dillard v. . Walker

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 25, 1933PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClaeksoN, J.

We have read the record and examined the briefs of the litigants carefully. The whole proceeding is peculiar in many respects and we will have to “fish out” the matters to give it proper consideration. It appears from the complaint that the assets of the defendant J. W. Walker in real and personal property amount to some $131,621 and his liabilities are approximately $85,000. The action is in the nature of a creditor’s bill. There is no insolvency from the pleadings, therefore there could be no receiver appointed on that account. Woodall v. Bank, 201 N. C., 428.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dawson Bank v. HarrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881
  2. Carstarphen v. Town of PlymouthSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
  3. Rand v. . RandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  4. Carson v. . OatesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1870
  5. Harrison v. . BattleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1830

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Summers Hardware Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
  2. Virginia Trust Co. v. Lambeth Realty Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
  3. In re PennyDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1935
  4. McLendon v. . CommissionersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1874

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