Legal Opinion

Arnette v. Morgan

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided January 19, 1988No. 8729SC529PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREENE, Judge.

This is a civil action for the reformation of a deed from defendants James Morgan, Sr., and his wife, Virginia Morgan, to plaintiff Cecil C. Arnette. Plaintiff contends this 1976 deed contains an improper legal description which mistakenly did not convey all of the property the parties intended. Consequently, defendant Morgan retained title to some of the property. In January 1984, General Growth Properties filed a notice of lis pendens on the property retained by Morgan and later obtained a North Carolina judgment against him based on a Florida judgment unrelated to the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Eaton v. . DoubSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  2. Hice v. Hi-Mil, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  3. Spence v. . Pottery Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
  4. Johnston v. TerryWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1945
  5. M. & J. Finance Corp. v. HodgesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  3. Branch Banking & Trust Co. v. TeagueCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  4. Branch Banking & Trust Co. v. TeagueCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012

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