Legal Opinion

Long v. Bank of Yanceyville

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 5, 1879PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Civil ActioN tried at Spring Term, 1879, of AlamaNce Superior Court, before Buxton, J. This action was begun in 1872 by Joseph B. McMurray, the intestate of plaintiff, against Thomas Biglow, George Williamson and others, stockholders in defendant bank, and payment demanded of an amount alleged to be due under the personal liability clause of the bank charter. McMur-ray died in 1877, and the plaintiff Long his administrator was made a party.

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Civil ActioN tried at Spring Term, 1879, of AlamaNce Superior Court, before Buxton, J. This action was begun in 1872 by Joseph B. McMurray, the intestate of plaintiff, against Thomas Biglow, George Williamson and others, stockholders in defendant bank, and payment demanded of an amount alleged to be due under the personal liability clause of the bank charter. McMur-ray died in 1877, and the plaintiff Long his administrator was made a party. The defendants moved to dismiss the action for the causes and upon the facts set out in the opinion of this court. His Honor allowed this motion, but…

1Opinion of the Court

* DILLARD, J., having been of counsel, did not sit on the hearing of this case. This action was begun in 1872 by Joseph B. McMurray, the intestate of plaintiff, against Thomas Biglow, George Williamson and others, stockholders in defendant bank, and payment demanded of an amount alleged to be due under the personal liability clause of the bank charter. McMurray died in 1877, and the plaintiff Long, his administrator, was made a party. The defendants move to dismiss the action for the causes and upon the facts set out in the opinion of this Court. His Honor allowed this motion, but denied that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Terry v. TubmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Garrett v. . TrotterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1871
  3. Glenn v. Farmer's Bank of North CarolinaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1874
  4. Godfrey v. TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  5. Mastin v. . MarlowSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1871

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hancock Bros. & Co. v. WootenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
  2. Wilson v. . LinebergerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  3. Smith v. . SummerfieldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
  4. Montague v. . BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
  5. Iredell County v. CrawfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964

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