McLeod v. . Bullard
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ActioN tried at Fail Term, 1880, of Richmond Superior Court, before Avery, J. The plaintiff alleges : ]. That .in November, 1870, one A. A. McKethau, having .recovered-a judgment against him in Cumberland superior court, caused his land, lying in Richmond county, to be levied upon and advertised for sale thereunder; that wishing to save his land, he placed an .amount of money sufficient to satisfy said judgment in the hands of the defendant, Charles W. Bullard, who…
Read the full summary
Civil ActioN tried at Fail Term, 1880, of Richmond Superior Court, before Avery, J. The plaintiff alleges : ]. That .in November, 1870, one A. A. McKethau, having .recovered-a judgment against him in Cumberland superior court, caused his land, lying in Richmond county, to be levied upon and advertised for sale thereunder; that wishing to save his land, he placed an .amount of money sufficient to satisfy said judgment in the hands of the defendant, Charles W. Bullard, who agreed to attend the sale as the agent of the plaintiff, and buy in the land for him; that said Charles W. did attend the…
1Opinion of the Court
RuffiN J.
1st Exc. That the defendant, C. W. Bullard, was required to produce on the trial the deed of January 23rd, and was refused further time to answer the plaintiff’s affidavit; This affidavit states particularly the circumstances connected with the execution of the deed, and explains how its inspection is necessary to the plaintiff’s case, and seems fully to meet every requirement of the rule of the courts in this regard. Whatever doubts may have once existed as to the power of the court to coerce the production of private writings, they have been removed so far the courts of this state…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lee v. . PearceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1873
- Haskins v. RoysterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1874
- State v. . BowmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879
- Mulholland v. . YorkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
- Whitehead v. . HellenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1877
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by56 opinions
- McNeill v. . McNeillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
- Harding v. . LongSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
- Hodges v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Dorsett v. Clement-Ross Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1902
- Fort v. ColbySupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
51 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.