Legal Opinion

Alexander v. . Gibbon

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 5, 1896Published

Civil action, tried before Bryan, J., at Jan nary Term,. 1896, of Meciclenburg Superior Court. The facts appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Furches, J.:

This is a proceeding commenced in the-superior court of Mecklenburg, (before the clerk,) by a part of the children and heirs-at-law of Joseph M. Alexander, against the other children and heirs-at-law of said Alexander, and the husbands of the feme defendants, for-sale and partition of land. All the heirs, so made defendants, answer and admit the tenancy in common, except Harriet, who is the wife of the defendant, N. Gibbon. She files no answer, and thereby admits the allegations of' the complaint and the tenancy in common. The defendant, N. Gibbon, who is not a child and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bryan v. . SpiveySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
  2. Nelson v. . WhitfieldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  3. Huneycutt v. . BrooksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
  4. Alsbrook v. . ReidSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
  5. Wolfe v. PearsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894

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