Walker v. Story

Plaintiff undertakes to prove his title to the subject lands by connecting defendant with a common source of title and by showing in himself a better title from that source. Mobley v. Griffin, 104 N.C. 112, 115, 10 S.E. 142; Vance v. Pritchard, 213 N.C. 552, 555, 197 S.E. 182.

Plaintiff, during trial, disclaimed ownership of the portion of the subject lands lying within the corporate limits of the Town of Columbus. He does not attack on any ground the proceedings in the Town of Columbus case.

Plaintiff’s present contention is that the sale and conveyance of the subject lands by Arledge,…