# Brown v. Hoover

> Supreme Court of North Carolina · June 15, 1877 · 77 N.C. 40

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6690894

## Case

- **Full name:** DEMPSEY BROWN v. VALENTINE HOOVER
- **Court:** Supreme Court of North Carolina
- **Decided:** June 15, 1877
- **Citations:** 77 N.C. 40
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court by Read
- **Judges:** Read
- **Cited by:** 1 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

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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