Jones v. Slaughter
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action, tried before Shipp, Judge at Spring Term,. 1886, of Cherokee Superior Court. After the appeal was docketed in this Court, the appellee-moved to dismiss for non-compliance- in giving and justifying the appeal bond, as required by The Code, §560, in that the sureties do not justify in double the amount thereof.
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Civil action, tried before Shipp, Judge at Spring Term,. 1886, of Cherokee Superior Court. After the appeal was docketed in this Court, the appellee-moved to dismiss for non-compliance- in giving and justifying the appeal bond, as required by The Code, §560, in that the sureties do not justify in double the amount thereof. This motion was filed on December 13th, 1886. The facts upon the merits are as follows; One Barclay McGhee, residing in Monroe county, Tennessee, in the month of June, 1853, entered into an agreement with Edward Delozier, a resident of Cherokee county in this-State, for the…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, C. J.,
(after stating the facts). While the chancery suit was for an account of the administration of the personal estate of the deceased, the surrender of the life estate of the administratrix, charged with the specified annuity to be paid her, is accepted “ in full satisfaction of all liabilities” incurred by her, “ on account of all matters connected with the estate of Barclay McGhee, deceased, whether in her representative or personal capacity, and discharging and releasing her from her trust as administratrix of said estate.” The exoneration is sweeping, and without qualification…
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