Legal Opinion

Rudasill v. . Falls

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 5, 1885PublishedCited by 21 opinions

This was a civil action tried before MacRae, Judge, and a jury at Spring Term, 1884, of -CLEVELAND Superior Court. The facts appear in the opinion. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.

The plaintiff, the defendant, and one Green . became co-sureties on a note by the firm of Jenkins, Homeslev & Oates, as principals, to A. V. Falls, in the sum of sixteen hundred dollars, the amount due on which, the said Green becoming insolvent, has been collected in equal parts out of the other sureties. The present action is to recover the moiety paid by the plaintiff from the defendant, upon an allegation that the latter has received from their principals property in. value sufficient- to discharge the entire debt.

The plaintiff testified that upon the failure of the co-partner, Jenkins,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Crawford v. BarkleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1850
  2. President of the Peninsular Bank v. HanmerMichigan Supreme Court · 1866
  3. Coleman v. StarkOregon Supreme Court · 1854
  4. Anthony v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Dobias v. WhiteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  2. Denmark v. Atlantic & North Carolina RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
  3. McDonald v. . CarsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1886
  4. Tucker v. . SatterthwaiteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
  5. Journal Publishing Co. v. BarberSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914

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