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

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...

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