Legal Opinion

Williams v. Williams

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 15, 1874PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Cíyil ACTION, originally a special proceeding against the defendants as administrators, for an account, &c., heard by his Honor, Judge Tourgee, on a petition to re-hear, at Chambers in PERSON county, June 10th, 1873. Pinal judgment was given by the Judge of Probate after hearing the merits, from which defendants did not appeal; but in a short time filed his petition to re-hear.

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Cíyil ACTION, originally a special proceeding against the defendants as administrators, for an account, &c., heard by his Honor, Judge Tourgee, on a petition to re-hear, at Chambers in PERSON county, June 10th, 1873. Pinal judgment was given by the Judge of Probate after hearing the merits, from which defendants did not appeal; but in a short time filed his petition to re-hear. The Judge of Probate refused the prayer of the petition, and the defendant appealed to the Judge of the District, who affirmed the judgment and dismissed the petition. From this judgment, dismissing the petition, the…

1Opinion of the Court

BynuM, J„

This was a special proceeding in the Court of Probate for an account of the estate in the hands of the defendants as administrators of ITaywood Williams, deceased, and for the payment of the distributive share of the plaintiff *666one of the next of kin. The account was taken, exceptions filed thereto by plaintiff and defendants, which were heard by the Court and some disallowed, and a final judgment was given against the defendants on the 17th September, 1872. On the 5th November of the same year, the defendants filed a petition to re-hear the case and let in more testimony. The…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Jenkins v. EldredgeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1845

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Williams v. . WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1874
  2. Grant v. . EdwardsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
  3. Williams v. . WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1876
  4. Williams v. . WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878

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