Beckwith, Ex Parte
Supreme Court of North Carolina
MotioN to retax Bill of Costs in a Special Proceeding, ex parte, for partition of land, made before Bryan, J., at November Term, 1898, of Johnston Superior Court.
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MotioN to retax Bill of Costs in a Special Proceeding, ex parte, for partition of land, made before Bryan, J., at November Term, 1898, of Johnston Superior Court. At the previous term of the Court, upon exceptions filed by some of the parties to the report of the Commissioners and the confirmation thereof, at the instance of the exceptants, unobjeeted by the others, Judge Timberlake had submitted to the jury an issue as to the value of the land allotted, and the verdict sustained the report; and judgment was rendered against the exceptants for the costs of the issue, to be taxed by the Clerk.…
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This was a special proceeding, ex parte, commenced in the Superior Court of Johnson County for the purpose of having partition made of certain lands among the petitioners, according to their several interests. The exceptions of the appellants to the report of the commissioners for alleged unfairness in the partition and inequality in the shares were not ’ sustained by the' Clerk, the report was confirmed and the exceptants appealed from the Clerk’s decision to the Judge of the Superior Court. At the request of the appellants, the other petitioners in the original proceeding making no…
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