Nobles v. . Nobles
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN tried before Allen, J., at January Term, 1919, of Pitt. The action was to remove a cloud on tbe title of plaintiff, claiming to own the land in fee simple under a devise in his mother’s will, as follows: “Item 1. I give and devise to my son, Osborne 0. Nobles, the home in which I now live, together with all the buildings and one-half of the tract of land on which they are situated, during his lifetime, then to his legal representatives,” the other half of the land…
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ActioN tried before Allen, J., at January Term, 1919, of Pitt. The action was to remove a cloud on tbe title of plaintiff, claiming to own the land in fee simple under a devise in his mother’s will, as follows: “Item 1. I give and devise to my son, Osborne 0. Nobles, the home in which I now live, together with all the buildings and one-half of the tract of land on which they are situated, during his lifetime, then to his legal representatives,” the other half of the land having been devised, one-fourth each to Stephen F. and John 0. Nobles. That in 1910, Stephen F. and John C. Nobles and…
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
In Satterwhite v. Gallagher, 173 N. C., 528, speaking to the proper interpretation and effect of our statutes now controlling in actions of this character, to remove a cloud from the title, the Court said: “Having reference to the broad and inclusive language of the statute, the mischief complained of and the purpose sought to be accomplished, we are of opinion that the law, as its terms clearly import, was designed and intended to afford a remedy wherever one owns or has an estate or interest in real property, whether he is in or out of possession, and another wrongfully sets up a claim to…
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