Johnston v. . Pate
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil Action to recover Land, tried at Fall Term, 1879, of Craven Superior Court, before Avery, J. The case was heard upon issues of law raised by demurrer to the complaint. Demurrer overruled, judgment for plaintiff,.appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtAshe, J.
The complaint is in the usual form, alleging that the plaintiff was the owner in fee simple of the land which is specifically described by metes and bounds, and that the defendant wrongfully withholds the possession of the land from the plaintiff; and a demand for judgment for the possession of the premises and for damages for withholding the same and for costs.
The causes of demurrer assigned are that the complaint is vague, uncertain and insufficient, in that,
1. It merely alleges generally that the plaintiff is owner of two certain described tracts of land and that the defendant wrongfully…
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