City of Raleigh v. Trustees of Rex Hospital

The land situate in the city of Raleigh, on which Rex Hospital is located, was conveyed to the defendant, trustees of Rex Hospital, a corporation created by the General Assembly of this State, by a deed dated.day of August, 1893. This deed was executed by St. John’s Guild, a corporation organized under the laws of this State, and is duly recorded in the office of the register of deeds of Wake County, in Book 124, at page 179. By virtue of this deed, the corporate defendant, trustees of Rex Plospital, is now the owner in fee simple of said land. There is nothing in the deed, which appears in…