Rhodes v. . Ange
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION, tried before Allan, J., and a jury, at September Term, 1916, of MaetiN. This is a proceeding brought to procession land and to determine the dividing line between lands of the parties, under Revisal, ch. 101, and it is so designated in the pleadings. There was a verdict for the plaintiff, and from the judgment therein the defendant Ange appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
The nature of a processioning proceeding has frequently been considered and decided by this Court. Its primary and leading purpose is to settle boundaries as between adjoining proprietors of land; but while this is the main object, .the title to land may necessarily become the subject of inquiry, in order to ascertain the ultimate fact as to the true location of the boundary. In such proceedings, unless perhaps both parties claim under a paper title, it will be difficult if not impossible to confine the investigation required to the mere location of the dividing line. When both parties claim…
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