Mason v. . Pelletier

This is an application to rehear a judgment of this court at June term, 1877, reported in 77 N. C., 52, and in order to understand the grounds of the application it is necessary to recite the following facts:

Edward Hill many years ago sued Matthew Mason for a tract of land, and from the verdict and judgment in the cause, an appeal was taken to the. supreme court, and in the supreme court the litigation was ended by a decision in favor of Mason, whereby the land in dispute was decided to belong to him and not to Hill. Hill v. Mason, 7 Jones, 551. Mason died in 1861, and by will devised the…