Croom v. . Whitehead
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Gox, J., at tbe February Term, 1917, of CeaVEN. This action is for tbe recovery of a tract of land. Tbe land belonged to Robert Croom, and tbe plaintiff claims tbat upon tbe death of Robert Croom tbe land descended to Robert’s son, Isaiab Croom, wbo was tbe father of tbe plaintiff, Isaac Croom, to whom it descended upon tbe death of bis father, Isaiab.
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Appeal by plaintiff from Gox, J., at tbe February Term, 1917, of CeaVEN. This action is for tbe recovery of a tract of land. Tbe land belonged to Robert Croom, and tbe plaintiff claims tbat upon tbe death of Robert Croom tbe land descended to Robert’s son, Isaiab Croom, wbo was tbe father of tbe plaintiff, Isaac Croom, to whom it descended upon tbe death of bis father, Isaiab. Tbe defendant denied plaintiff’s right to possession upon tbe ground tbat Isaiab Croom was not tbe son of Robert Croom. Tbe appeal involves tbe trial of tbe issue, whether Isaiab Croom, tbe father of plaintiff Isaac…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
There is no principle which will sustain the ruling of his Honor admitting in evidence the record of the deed from Mark Mc-Clesse to Isaiah Croom, on which it appears “Wood,” which was first written, was stricken out and “Croom” written in its place. It is not shown who made the change, when it was made, or by whose authority, and there is no evidence that there was a similar erasure and interline-ation on the original deed, or that Isaiah Groom or the plaintiff knew of the condition of the record, and neither claimed under a deed to Isaiah Wood. So far as we can see, the register of deeds,…
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- West v. . RedmondSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
- Bettis v. Avery.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Woodard v. . BlueSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
- Spaugh v. . HartmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
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