Legal Opinion

Vestal v. . Sloan

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 5, 1880PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Civil action to recover land, tried upon exceptions to á referee’s report, at Spring Term, 1880, of Chatham Superior Court, before Seymour, J. See same case, 76 N. C., 127. Judgment for the plaintiff, appeal by defendants.

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.

This cause was before the court at January term, 1877, and the equity set up in the answer sustained. The present appeal brings up for review certain overruled exceptions to the report of the referee and so much of the final judgment as taxes the defendants with the costs of the action. The exceptions to the report, three in number, will first be considered:

I Exc. For that the referee, disregarding the finding of the jury, fails to charge the plaintiff with rent for his occupation and use of the Johnson land during the first year; This objection rests upon a misconception of the action of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Schehan v. . MaloneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1874

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Patterson v. Ramsey.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
  2. Currie v. . ClarkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1888
  3. Costin v. . BaxterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1846
  4. Price v. . SykesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1820

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