Nance v. . Rourk
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiffs from Bragaw, J., at September Term, 1912, of BRUNSWICK. Tbis action was brought to recover a tract of land containing 200 acres. Plaintiffs claimed the land under a deed from Evander Canady. At the close of the plaintiffs’ testimony, the court, on motion of defendants, nonsuited the plaintiffs, and they appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, J.,
after stating the case: The question in this case is the sufficiency of the plaintiffs’ evidence to show title and the right to the possession of the land. There was some evidence of adverse possession of the land before Evander Canady bought it from John J. Hawes on 1 March, 1885, but we need not, at present, inquire whether it was sufficiently continued and notorious to show title out of the State or to vest the title in Canady or those under whom he claimed, as we are of the opinion that there was other evidence which should have been submitted to the jury upon the plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Campbell v. Everhart.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Deppe v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- Springs v. SchenckSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1888
- Freeman v. . BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
- Farmer v. . PickensSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Guenther v. Dennis-Simmons Lumber Co.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1917