Legal Opinion

Parker v. . Scott

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 5, 1870PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Attachment, tried by Watts, J., at December Special Term 1869, of Wake Court. It appeared that a summons to one Moses A. Bledsoe as garnishee in tbe action, was left at bis abode at 8 o’clock, A. M., Dec. 20th 1866, by tbe Sheriff, who thereupon returned that he had served it upon Bledsoe by leaving it, &c.; that Bledsoe appeared at Court as summoned, and filed an answer ; that on the 15th of November 1866, Bledsoe had executed to the defendant four notes, for $250 each,…

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Attachment, tried by Watts, J., at December Special Term 1869, of Wake Court. It appeared that a summons to one Moses A. Bledsoe as garnishee in tbe action, was left at bis abode at 8 o’clock, A. M., Dec. 20th 1866, by tbe Sheriff, who thereupon returned that he had served it upon Bledsoe by leaving it, &c.; that Bledsoe appeared at Court as summoned, and filed an answer ; that on the 15th of November 1866, Bledsoe had executed to the defendant four notes, for $250 each, payable at one, two, three and four years; that the defendant, on the 1st day of Deo. 1866 executed to one Young, as…

1Opinion of the CourtDick, J.

The notes executed by Bledsoe, which are the subject of this controversy, were assigned, by a deed in trust, to Young, on the 1st of December 1866, and were also duly endorsed to him, by the payee, Scott, to secure certain debts mentioned in said trust. It is admitted that said endorsements were made to effect the purposes of the trust. This constituted a sufficient consideration to support the contract of endorsement, and vested the legal title of said notes in the trustee. The deed in trust was delivered to the Begis-ter for registration, at 10 o’clock, A. M. on the 20th day of December…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Davis v. . WhitakerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
  2. Davis v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1903
  3. Smith v. Ayden Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
  4. Wilkinson v. . WallaceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  5. Glanton v. . JacobsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895

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