Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1877

Brown v. Hoover

Brown v. Hoover
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided June 15, 1877 · Read
77 N.C. 40
Brown v. Hoover

Cases that cite this one

1 later published case cites this decision.

This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.

Opinion of the Court

Read®, J.

Upon the facts agreed the judgment of the-Court below was clearly right.

The lien created by the mortgage of 1861 was valid as; against the defendant’s claim of homestead. And it was also valid as against the creditors of the defendant and his as-signee in bankruptcy. .

Whether the plaintiff should have sought his rights-through the United States or the State Courts, is of.small-moment to the defendant. ¥e are of the opinion however*, that this procedure in the State Court was right.

There is no error. This will be certified.

PeR CüRiam. .Judgment affirmed...

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.