Legal Opinion

Harris v. Gilchrist

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided March 1, 2016No. 15-437Published

1Opinion of the Court

DILLON, Judge.

*68 Polyfield Harris, William Harris, Tonya Barkley, Samantha Davis, and Patrick Perkins ("Plaintiffs") appeal from the trial court's order (1) denying their claims for rents and profits and for attorneys' fees and (2) apportioning the proceeds to which they are entitled from the sale of certain real property.

I. Background

This is a dispute among tenants in common-all lineal descendants and heirs of the late James Harris, Sr.-as to how the proceeds from the sale by partition of certain real estate (the "Property") they inherited from Mr. Harris, Sr., should be divided.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Carolina Central Railroad v. McCaskillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
  2. Pope v. . WhiteheadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1873
  3. Whitehurst v. HintonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936
  4. Board of Com'rs of Roxboro v. BumpassSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
  5. Cothran v. Akers Motor Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1962

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