Legal Opinion
Chitty v. Chitty
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided February 15, 1896PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Civil actiom, beard upon the report of Eeferee, and exceptions thereto filed by defendant, before his Honor, Judge Norwood, at the February Term, 1896, of Foesyth Superior Court. There was judgment for the defendant and plaintiff appealed. The facts appear in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Faircloth, C. J.:
The facts found by the referee and sustained by the Court are as follows :
“ 1. That plaintiff in November, 1887, owned and occupied, as his home place, the laud now in controversy, and left the State in that mouth to avoid a warrant out against *648him for false pretense, with the intention of returning as soon as the case against him should be thrown out of court, and that his wife and children remained on the place until plaintiff returned about Christmas, 1889 ; that the plaintiff spent his time in visiting relatives in various states, intending to return to this State when he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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