Miller v. . Bumgardner
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was a civil ACTION, for the possession of land, tried at the Spring Term, 1891, of the Superior Court of Ashe County, before Hoke, J. There was a verdict and judgment for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appealed. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Avery, J.:
It was admitted that, prior to the year 1876, one Mollie Cox was the owner of the land in dispute, and that she married one Denton Williams, and during coverture, in September, 1876, a deed signed by her husband, Denton Williams, and herself, was delivered to the plaintiff Betsy Jane Miller, but the feme covert was not privily examined as to its execution. The defendant, relying on this deed or paper, delivered to the plaintiff, as color of title offered evidence tending to show that Betsy Jane Miller, the plaintiff, took possession under it at the date of its execution in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- McLean v. . SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- State v. . RogersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
- Freeman v. . SpragueSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
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