Morton v. Blades Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Ward,, J., at November Term, 1910, of CkaveN. In this action these issues were submitted to the jury: 1. Did Mollie E. Morton, widow of M. E. Morton, become the owner in fee of the lands in question at the death of said M. E. Morton? Answer: Yes. 2. Did the Blades Lumber Company, through ~W. B. Blades, collude with J. A. Morton to procure the note and mortgage to be assigned to said Morton, and procure the land therein described to be sold with purpose of gaining…
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Appeal from Ward,, J., at November Term, 1910, of CkaveN. In this action these issues were submitted to the jury: 1. Did Mollie E. Morton, widow of M. E. Morton, become the owner in fee of the lands in question at the death of said M. E. Morton? Answer: Yes. 2. Did the Blades Lumber Company, through ~W. B. Blades, collude with J. A. Morton to procure the note and mortgage to be assigned to said Morton, and procure the land therein described to be sold with purpose of gaining the same to the loss of profit of plaintiffs? Answer: No. 3. Did the legal title to said lands pass to Blades Lumber…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
It appears from the record that the defendant Mollie E. Morton filed an answer in which she claimed the tract of land by survivorship, which has been adjudged in her favor. In her answer she adopts certain allegations in the complaint and asks as against the Blades Lumber. Company and W. B. Blades and his associates the same relief which the plaintiffs asked against those defendants.
The facts which appear to be admitted or found by the jury are as follows: On 12 September, 1901, J. A. Morton, agent for J. R. Henry and Mollie E. Morton, executed to the Blades Lumber Company an option for sixty…
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