Legal Opinion

Rowland v. . Thompson v. .

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 5, 1871PublishedCited by 8 opinions

This was a petition filed by the plaintiffs against the defendant before the Judge of Probate, of Robeson County, for an account and settlement of tbe defendant’s account as guardian of tbe feme plaintiff.

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This was a petition filed by the plaintiffs against the defendant before the Judge of Probate, of Robeson County, for an account and settlement of tbe defendant’s account as guardian of tbe feme plaintiff. Tbe plaintifts having obtained a judgment, tbe defendant appealed to tbe Superior Court, and at tbe last term thereof, before bis Honor, Russell, J., tbe following statement of tbe case was made out and filed by him: “ This case came up by appeal of tbe defendant from tbe judgment rendered in tbe Probate Court. In tbe Superior Court, it appeared that tbe only qualification of tbe Deputy…

1Opinion of the CourtEodmar, J.

On the 5th March, 1870, the plaintiffs filed their petition before the Probate Judge of Eobeson County, alleging that the defendant had been guardian of the feme plaintiff, &c., and demanding an account and payment, &c.

The defendant answered, admitting that he was guardian and his liability to account. The Probate Judge (or some other person with his sanction — as to which more will be said presently) proceeded to take an account, and gave judgment against the defendant, from which he appealed to the Judge of the Superior Court, who declined to hear it in vacation, and assigned it for a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Heilig v. . FoardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1870
  2. Rowland v. . ThompsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1870

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. McNeill v. . HodgesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
  2. State v. . KnightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881
  3. Yeargin v. . SilerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  4. State Ex Rel. Bratton v. DavidsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  5. Houston v. . HowieSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881

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