Norris v. . Laws
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN tried before Neal, J., and a jury, at October Term, 1908, of Waee. This action was brought to recover damages for waste, alleged to have been committed by the defendant, Lovie Laws,.upon the land described in the pleadings.
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ActioN tried before Neal, J., and a jury, at October Term, 1908, of Waee. This action was brought to recover damages for waste, alleged to have been committed by the defendant, Lovie Laws,.upon the land described in the pleadings. There was evidence on the part of the plaintiff tending to show that in 1901 James Norris died, owning eighty-six acres of land and leaving a will, by which he devised ten acres to a nephew,- subject to the- control of testator’s wife, Lovie Norris (now Lovie Laws), until said nephew should become of .age. He was seventeen years of age at the time of the trial.…
1Opinion of the Court
This action was brought to recover damages for waste, alleged to have been committed by the defendant, Lovie Laws, upon the land described in the pleadings. There was evidence on the part of the plaintiff tending to show that in 1901 James Norris died, owning eighty-six acres of land and leaving a will, by which he devised ten acres to a nephew, subject to the control of testator's wife, Lovie Norris (now Lovie Laws), until said nephew should become of age. He was seventeen years of age at the time of the trial. James Norris devised another ten acres to his brother, subject to the life estate…
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