Forbes v. . Burgess
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Cline, J., at September Term, 1911, of CaMdeN. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of-the Court by Mr. Chief Justice Ciarle.
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, O. J.
This is an action by the children of Nancy and Dempsy "Wilson to recover the land described in the complaint. The defendants deny that Dempsy and Nancy were ever , married to each other, and claim that they themselves have title to the land by virtue of conveyances to them from the brothers and sisters of Dempsy, who were his heirs at law.
It was in evidence that Nancy was married in 1856 to Jarvis Wilson. There was no direct evidence of a divorce between Jarvis Wilson and Nancy nor any direct evidence of the marriage ceremony having been performed between Nancy and Dempsy.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Long v. . BarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
- State v. . WhitfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
- Doe on the Demise of Archer v. HaithcockSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1859
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