Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Jones v. Brown

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 5, 1873PublishedCited by 2 opinions

This was an action op debt on a guardian bond, tried before Waits, J., at Fall Term, 1871, of - Warren Superior Court. The case was argued at the last June Term of this Court, and the judgment of the Court was deferred, in order that the exceptions to the report might be fully argued. The facts are stated in the report and opinion of the Court. Vol. G7 N. C. Rep., 475, et seq. which vide.

1Opinion of the CourtReade, J.

There came into the hands of the principal of the defendant as guardian of Lucy Brown such sum as added to the interest up to 1st September, 1871, (see report of referee,) make $33,871.83. And the defendant is entitled to credits, (see same report, with commissions at 2J per cent, and the Burgess note a'dded,) $29,485.95, which deducted from the receipts as above, leaves a balance in the defendant’s hands as guardian, as of 1st September, 1871, $4,385.88. From which is to be deducted interest upon Burgess’ note.

1. In arriving at this conclusion, we overruled the first exception, which is…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Jones v. BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1872
  2. Shaw and Wife v. . Coble .Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1869

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ruffin v. . HarrisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879
  2. State Ex Rel. Harris v. HarrisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878

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