Case Name: Carrington v. Carrington
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1823-06
Citations: 2 Hawks 494
Docket Number: 
Parties: Carrington v. Carrington.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 9
Pages: 494–495

Head Matter:
IN EQUITY.
Carrington v. Carrington.
From Orange.
Where hoth the securities to an injunction bond were dead, tins Court granted a rule on their administrators, to shew cause why execution should not issue, as well against them, as the principal in the injunction bond; and on the return of the rule, refused to the administrators a new trial of the issues, and decreed against them do bonis in-testati.
The issues in this cause had been submitted to a Jury, and Muffin, on the finding, moved for an account and a dissolution of the injunction, andas both securities to the injunction bond were dead, he moved further for a rule on the administrators of the securities, to shew cause why execution should not issue as well against them, as against the Plaintiff,* and after a short consultation, the Court permitted him to take such a rule.

Opinion:
Henderson, Judge,
remarked, that it was obvious from the finding in the case, that the injunction must be dissolved ; and added, that from the peculiar organisation of the Court, it not being open at all times, it might be absolutely necessary, and in this case was proper for the administration of justice, to grant several rules and orders at one and the same time, which, under a different organization of the Court, would properly be granted the one before the other.
On the return of the rule, Seawell read the affidavits of the administrators of the securities, stating that they believed injustice liad been done by the finding, as they could shew, if an opportunity wore afforded by another trial of the issues, and that the principal in the injunction bond was insolvent, and that the intestate of one of the affiants had been dead more than seven years, and that distribution had been made among his distri-butees. And on this,
Seutvdl moved for a new trial j and was opposed by
Ruffin, who said that the application could not be heard from these parties. They could only be heard to rebut the propriety of making the final decree embrace them — they are no parties to the suit — they are bound for Complainant at all events, and to them, it is nothing how Complainant managed his cause. But if the principal in the injunction bond made this application himself, the Court would not listen to it. The case has been pending ten years, and he never took a deposition. On a rehearing of the testimony before the Court, it is not possible that any other result will take place, and this Court will not (at least without a satisfactory affidavit) permit further testimony to be taken. But if these persons were interested, they were bound to take, notice of a lis pendens.
The Court refused a new trial, dissolved the injunction, and made a decree de bonis intestati, on the finding against the administrators of the securities.