Geer v. . Brown
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Ejectment on a tax title, tried before Bryan, Jat March Term, 1899, of Oiiange Superior Court. There was a verdict in favor of plaintiff. The land in controversy was the dower land of the defendant. Her objections urged in defense, overruled by the Court, are considered in the opinion. Erom tire judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This is an action for the possession, of a tract of land, brought by the plaintiff, the alleged purchaser thereof, at a sale for the taxes- due thereon for the year 1892, against the defendant, who was the owner of the land at the time of its sale. The land is the dower of the defendant, allotted to her as the widow of her former husband, and as it is of small value, and she very poor, as appears from the record, we have given the case close attention, to see if any error.was committed in the trial below; for the poor woman, from the pleadings, seems to have been dealt with hardly by the…
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