State Ex Rel. Torrence v. Davidson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action, heard on exceptions to the report of a referee, at August Term, 1884, of Mecklenburg Superior Court, before McKoy, Judge. His Honor gave judgment for the plaintiff and the defendants appealed. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Sjiith, C. J;
J. T. Davulson died intestate in March, 1874, and soon after, letters of administration issued to the defendant E. C. Davidson, who, with the other defendants as sureties, gave the bond on which the present action is brought by some of the distributees to recover their share in the estate.
Among the effects which passed into the possession of the administrator, were four promissory notes executed by R. D. Gra ham, respectively in the months of June, August, September and November previous, and which matured twelve months after their several.dates. They were unsecured, and the…
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