Brevard Land & Timber Co. v. Kinsland
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Justice, J., at April Term, 1910, of TkaNsyl-vania. This is an ejectment to try the title to the tract of land described in the complaint and for its possession, and damages for the trespass thereon.
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Appeal from Justice, J., at April Term, 1910, of TkaNsyl-vania. This is an ejectment to try the title to the tract of land described in the complaint and for its possession, and damages for the trespass thereon. The usual issues were submitted, and tic jury found that tbe plaintiff was not tbe owner and entitled to tbe possession of tbe land described. ' In deraigning its title, tbe plaintiff offered Grant No. 230 from tbe State to George Latimer, dated 20 July, 1196, and connected itself witb it by mesne conveyances. Tbe defendant rested bis defense upon tbe location of tbe Meigs and Freeman…
1Opinion of the CourtManning, J.
Tbe decisive question presented by this appeal is tbe proper location of tbe divisional line, marking tbe eastern limit of tbe lands reserved for tbe Cherokee Indians in the State of North Carolina, under treaties made between the United States and the Cherokee Nation. The line is known as the Meigs and Freeman line; Meigs being a commissioner appointed by the Federal Government under the terms of tbe treaty with the Indians, and Freeman being tbe surveyor, and was run and marked in tbe year 1802. This line was recognized and accepted by tbe State of North Carolina at tbe session of tbe…
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- Brown v. . BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Brown v. . BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
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