Johnston v. Case
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Action by Thos. D. Johnston and others against Jesse Case and others, heard by Judge Frederick Moore and a jury, at May Term, 1902, of the Superior Court of Buncombe County. From a judgment for the plaintiffs, the defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtFurches, C. J.
This is an action of ejectment, and it is alleged by the plaintiffs, and admitted by the defendants, that James Case, the ancestor of the defendants, at one time was the owner of the land in controversy. And the plaintiff undertook to show that be bad acquired the title of James' Case; and is now the owner of the land. He undertook to do this by a mortgage deed from James Case to William Case, dated December 24, 1850; a deed from William Case to W. L. Henry, dated March 15, 1855; a deed from Sumner, Sheriff, to George Brooks, dated September 11, 1869 ; a deed dated the 13th November, 1882,…
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