VOL. 38

CASES IN EQUITY ARGUED AND DETERMINED

IN

THE SUPREME COURT

OF

NORTH CAROLINA

FROM DECEMBER TERM, 1843, TO JUNE TERM, 1845, BOTH INCLUSIVE

REPORTED BY

JAMES IREDELL
(3 Ire. Eq.)

ANNOTATED BY

WALTER CLARK

REPRINTED BY THE STATE

EDWARDS & BROUGHTON Co., STATE PRINTERS AND BINDERS

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CITATION OF REPORTS.

Rule 62 of the Supreme Court is as follows:

Inasmuch as all the Reports prior to 63 N. C. have been reprinted by the State with the number of the Volume instead of the name of the Reporter, counsel will cite the volumes prior to 63 N. C. as follows:

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In quoting from the reprinted Reports, counsel will cite always the marginal (i. e. original) paging, except 1 N. C. and 20 N. C., which have been repaged throughout without marginal paging.

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OF THE

SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA,

DURING THE PERIOD COMPRISED IN THIS VOLUME.

HON. THOMAS RUFFIN, CHIEF JUSTICE.

HON. JOSEPH J. DANIEL.

HON. WILLIAM GASTON.*

HON. FREDERIC NASHI.+

ATTORNEY-GENERAL:

SPIER WHITAKER, Esq.

SOLICITOR-GENERAL:

CADWALLADER JONES.

REPORTER:

JAMES IREDELL.

CLERK:

EDMUND B. FREEMAN, Esq.

* Died January, 1844. Appointed June, 1844.