Legal Opinion

Tucker v. Satterthwaite

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 6, 1898PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Civil ACTION in the nature of trespass to try title to land, tried before Timberlake, J., at December Term, 1898, of the Superior Court of Pitt County. The plaintiff claimed under the John Brinkley.grant represented on the map, and it was agreed she was the owner of the land covered by it. The defendants claimed under the William Smith grant represented on the map, and it was agreed that they were the owners of the land covered by it.

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Civil ACTION in the nature of trespass to try title to land, tried before Timberlake, J., at December Term, 1898, of the Superior Court of Pitt County. The plaintiff claimed under the John Brinkley.grant represented on the map, and it was agreed she was the owner of the land covered by it. The defendants claimed under the William Smith grant represented on the map, and it was agreed that they were the owners of the land covered by it. They were adjoining grants, the Northern line of the Smith grant being the Southern line of the Brinkley grant. The location of this dividixig line is ■ the…

1Opinion of the Court

Furohes, J.:

Oh the 6th day of November 1784 the State granted to William Smith, a certain tract of land in Pitt County, beginning at a gum in Beaver dam poco-sin and John Jordan’s corner, thence S. 59 degrees E. 240 poles; then N. 20 degrees East 242 poles, thence N. •66 degrees W. 80 poles, thence N. 60 poles, thence N. 25 degrees W. 120 poles to a pine, thence W, 290 poles to John Jordan’s line, thence South with Jordan’s line 40 poles, thence S. 35 degrees E. 130 poles, thence S. 20 E. 40 poles, thence S. 10 degrees E.-100 poles, thence to the beginning.

That on the 21st day of October,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Den Ex Dem. Harry v. GrahamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1834
  2. Graybeal v. . PowersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1877
  3. Duncan v. . HallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
  4. Norwood v. . CrawfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Vermont Marble Co. v. EastmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1917
  2. McDowell v. CarothersOregon Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Cornelison v. . HammondSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
  4. Gunter v. Whiting Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  5. Daughtrey v. McCoyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911

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