If a known agent, residing here, of a ^ person residing abroad, sue a man here in the name of his principal, It is well; of if he sue in consequence of a letter written to him, it is well also. Therefore Carr cannot be discharged from arrest; it is, legal, and the habeas corpus must be denied.
Whitmore v. Carr, 3 N.C. 181, 2 Hayw. 181 (1802)
May 1802
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North Carolina Superior Court
3 N.C. 181, 2 Hayw. 181