Tankard v. . Tankard
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ActioN to recover Land, tried at Spring Term, 1878, of Beaufort Supérior Court, before Henry, J. The facts statecHn-the opinion are deemed sufficient to present the points decided by this Court. The plaintiff moved for judgment, but His Plonor held that the issues wére confused and that he could not render judgment thereon, and ordered them to be reformed and granted a. new trial, from which ruling the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtFaircloth, J.
His Honor ordered a new trial on the ground that the issues were confused, and he could render no judgment. From this order the plaintiff appealed, and says he is entitled to a judgment according to the verdict on the second and third issues, notwithstanding the verdict on the other issues and the facts admitted in the pleadings. Some of the issues submitted were badly constructed, and, with a single response, are without meaning.. For example — “Did said O. H. P. Tankard purchase said land for benefit of said Ransom Tankard, and his family, under an agreement with Ransom to that effect, and…
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