Bryant v. . Peebles
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, tried at the Spring Term, 1884, of the Superior Court of NORTHAMPTON county, before Avery, Judge. Judgment for defendant. Appeal by plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The feme plaintiff, as sole heir-at-law of William Griffith, claims the money, sought to be recovered in this action and produced by a sale of the intestate’s land, which was made by the present defendant, then clerk and master under a decree of the court of equity of Northampton.
The purchaser, Matthew Bryant, executed his note therefor under seal and with sureties payable at twelve mouths.
Before the expiration of the credit, the defendant retired from office and delivered the security to his successor, Geo. B. Barnes, who, after maturity, put it in suit and recovered judgment. Execution was…
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