Legal Opinion

Poston v. . Jones

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 26, 1898PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Civil ACTION tried before Goble, J., and a jury at August Term, 1897, of Iredell Superior Court. There was a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appealed from the judgment thereon. The facts appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Furches, J.:

On the 15thof April, 1890, the defend-, ant, H. F. Jones, became and was indebted to J. A. Hartness, receiver of Poston Brothers, in the sum of $2,051.43, for which he, together with A. A. Hampton, executed a note. Some time after that said Hampton became the administrator cl. b. n. of J. W. Poston and administrator c. t. a. of Nora J. Poston, wife of J. W. Poston; and in that way the Hartness note came into' the hands of said Hampton as a part of the estate of the said J. W. and Nora J. Poston. On the first day of November, 1894, the defendants, H. F. Jones and wife, made and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Den on Demise of Halcombe v. RaySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1840

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Peek v. ShookSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  2. Clambey v. CoplandWashington Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Bailey v. WestmorelandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960

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