Short v. Sparrow

Decided February 15, 1887

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1887-02-15

This action is pending in the Superior Court of Beaufort county, the object of it being the foreclosure of a mortgage executed by the defendants, Sparrow and wife, and the sale of the property embraced in said mortgage to pay the debt secured thereby.

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Decided 1887-02-15

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Davis, J.,

¶1(after stating the facts). This Court cannot ■.undertake to decide between conflicting affidavits, nor will it depart from its well established and published rule, not to recognize any agreement of counsel unless the same shall .appear in the record, or in writing filed in the cause. W e •cannot undertake to settle such disputed facts as are presented ■'in this case. But aside from this, the defendant does not point out any error sought to be appealed from, or show any .meritorious ground of appeal.

¶2The application for the writ must be denied.

¶3Denied.