Legal Opinion

Millikin v. . Sessoms

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 9, 1917PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Civil actioN, tried at September Term, 1916, of RiciimoND, before Cline, J., upon tbis issue: Are tbe plaintiffs tbe owners and entitled to tbe possession of tbe land designated on tbe court map as included witbin tbe boundaries from “T” to tbe point marked “stake old gum witness,” and tbence to tbe edge of Mark’s Creek and tbence down Mark’s Creek to its intersection witb tbe line from “II” to “GG” and tben to “GG” and tbence towards “Q” to interception of tbe line from “N”…

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Civil actioN, tried at September Term, 1916, of RiciimoND, before Cline, J., upon tbis issue: Are tbe plaintiffs tbe owners and entitled to tbe possession of tbe land designated on tbe court map as included witbin tbe boundaries from “T” to tbe point marked “stake old gum witness,” and tbence to tbe edge of Mark’s Creek and tbence down Mark’s Creek to its intersection witb tbe line from “II” to “GG” and tben to “GG” and tbence towards “Q” to interception of tbe line from “N” to “T” and tbence to “T”? Answer : “Yes.” From tbe judgment rendered, defendants appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

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Tbe defendants in apt time requested tbe court to submit tbe following issue to tbe jury: “Are tbe plaintiffs tbe owners and entitled to tbe possession of tbe lands designáted on tbe court map as .included witbin tbe boundaries from ‘S’ to tbe point marked ‘GG’ thence toward ‘Q’ to its interception of line from N’ to 'S’ and thence to ‘S.’ The court declined to submit the issue, and the defendants except.

It is admitted that the issue submitted by the court covers all the land in controversy between the plaintiffs and the defendants. It is immaterial that the issue covers more…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pretzfelder v. Merchants Insurance Co. of NewarkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
  2. Cuthbertson v. North Carolina Home InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
  3. Black v. . BlackSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1892
  4. Safret v. . HartmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1857
  5. Addington v. . JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1860

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Paurley v. HarrisIdaho Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Campbell v. WeisbrodIdaho Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Walker v. . BurtSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  4. Dudley v. . JeffressSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
  5. Hall v. Florida State Drainage Land Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1925

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