Gay v. . Stancell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Praetiee — Former Judgment. Civil AotioN, tried at Spring Term, 1876, of NORTHAMPTON Superior Court, before Watts, J. The subject matter of this controversy was a tract of land which belonged to Green Stancell who died in said County in the year 1862, leaving a last will and testament.
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Praetiee — Former Judgment. Civil AotioN, tried at Spring Term, 1876, of NORTHAMPTON Superior Court, before Watts, J. The subject matter of this controversy was a tract of land which belonged to Green Stancell who died in said County in the year 1862, leaving a last will and testament. No executor being named therein, the plaintiff Lewis D. Gay and Under this power the administrators sold the land at public sale on 22nd December, 1862, and W. 'W. Peebles became the purchaser in the sum of $8,282 84, obtained a deed on 17th January, 1863, and on the same day reconveyed the land to Samuel T.…
1Opinion of the CourtBynum, J.
The land in dispute belonged to one Green Stancell who died in 1862, leaving a last will and testament, wherein he directed the land to be sold and the proceeds to-be divided between his children and two grand children,, who were to take the share of their deceased m'other. One-of the children (Samuel T. Stan cell) and Lewis D. Gay became the administrators with tile will annexed and under the power in the will, sold the land which by agreement, was bid off by W. W. Peebles, who received a deed therefor and shortly afterwards conveyed the land to the administrator, Samuel T. Stancell, no…
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