Case Name: Thompson vs. Allen and others
Court: North Carolina Superior Court
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1803-04
Citations: 2 Hayw. 237
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thompson vs. Allen and others.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 237–237

Head Matter:
Thompson vs. Allen and others.
TM JUNCTION •** junction. The Mr. Harris moved to continue the in* junction. Tins counsel on the other side suggested the death of Allen, on the record.

Opinion:
Hall, Judge.
The point of his death shall be tried instanter% Unless the court can be satisfied that there is a strong probability of his death.
Whereupon, evidence was given that his friends have received letters stating his death j and then the cau&e was continued till next term.
The defendant's counsel took out a sd.fa. on the law side.of the court, calling upon Thompson, who was defendant at law, to shew cause why the administrator of Allen should not have execution upon the judgment at law, which Allen had in his lifetime obtained against Thompson. And thereupon Thompson took out a sci. fa. in equity, to make the administrator a party to his bill in equity, so as to keep up the injunction against the administrator. Then the administrator answered and dissolved the injunction.