Warren v. . Williford
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN tried before W. B. Allen, and a. jury, at December (Special) Term, 1907, of SampsoN. This action is prosecuted by plaintiff to recover possession of the lapxl described in the complaint and to have a tax deed held by defendant declared invalid. The plaintiff, by deeds duly recorded, showed title in B-. G. Williford.
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ActioN tried before W. B. Allen, and a. jury, at December (Special) Term, 1907, of SampsoN. This action is prosecuted by plaintiff to recover possession of the lapxl described in the complaint and to have a tax deed held by defendant declared invalid. The plaintiff, by deeds duly recorded, showed title in B-. G. Williford. He then showed a mortgage from B. G. Williford and wife to L. J. Best to secure the payment of an indebtedness of $220; a deed from Best to Tew reciting a consideration of $250, and a deed from Tew to plaintiff, dated 2 January, 1905. It was admitted that on 25 February,…
1Opinion of the Court
CoNNOR, J.,
after- stating the case: The -defendant abandons in his brief the exception to the introduction of his deposition or ¿xamination taken before the Clerk. The first exception, therefore, is to his Honor’s charge that the plain tiff’s right to recover depended upon the validity of the tax deed under which defendant claimed title. He says that plaintiff has not shown title out of the State. • In view of the pleadings and the chain of title introduced, it appears that both plaintiff and defendant claim under K. G. Williford. This, under the well-settled rule of practice, sometimes…
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