Smith v. . Munroe
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Daniel Smith, the plaintiff, applied to the County Court of Cumberland to revoke letters of administration which had been previously granted to the defendants on the estate of Lauchlin McKay, the plaintiff claiming the admininistration himself as next of kin. The County Court refused the motion, and the plaintiff appealed to the Superior court of Cumberland.
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Daniel Smith, the plaintiff, applied to the County Court of Cumberland to revoke letters of administration which had been previously granted to the defendants on the estate of Lauchlin McKay, the plaintiff claiming the admininistration himself as next of kin. The County Court refused the motion, and the plaintiff appealed to the Superior court of Cumberland. On the hearing of the case at Spring Term, 1839, of this court, before his honor Judge Pearson, the judgment of the County Court was affirmed, and the plaintiff appealed to the Supreme Court. The facts will be found in the opinion…
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Chief Justice.
Margaret McKay died intestate in Cumberland County, and Daniel Smith, of the same county, obtained letters of administration of her estate, which consisted of sundry articles of personal property, including some slaves, as claimed by her next of kin. She left several children surviving her; among, whom was Lauchlin McKay, who resided in the State, of Mississippi and died there intestate, leaving a widow and children then and now residing also in that State. The widow, by letter of attorney, appointed M. Munroe and R. Munroe her attornies to take administration in this…
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