Green v. Barker
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtRodmaN, J.
Respondents moved for judgment of' nonsuit, contending petitioners had offered no evidence to establish the line claimed by them. The motion was properly overruled. In a processioning proceeding title is not involved. The line dividing the properties should be located. Welborn v. Lumber Co., 238 N.C. 238, 77 S.E. 2d 612.
Gaston, J., said in Shultz v. Young, 25 N.C. 385: “Prima facie a call in a grant for one terminus to another is understood to mean a direct line from the former to the latter point. But assuredly there may be accompanying words of description, which will indicate that the line…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Batson v. BellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
- Sherrod v. . BattleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
- Bowen v. John L. Roper Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- Blanton v. Carolina Dairy, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- Hoge v. LeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
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