English v. Carter

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Rees

Affirming.

The appellant, C. R. English, and the appellee, Ben T. Carter, owned adjoining tracts of land in Caldwell county. On May 7, 1942, Carter brought an action in ejectment against English, and in his petition alleged that English had wrongfully taken possession of a strip-of land 50 ft. in width and 210% poles in length, which was part of a tract of land that had been conveyed to plaintiff by William Carter, and that he had owned and been in possession of the land for 40 years. On the trial of the case the jury returned a verdict for the…