Howard v. Boyce

Rodman, E.J.

In October 1944 a summons issued out of the Superior Court of Chowan County in an action captioned as above. The complaint, verified by Frances Badham Howard, alleged: The heirs at law of Hannibal Badham, Sr., were the owners of a tract of land in Chowan County containing 319 acres; those named as plaintiffs were the heirs at law of Hannibal Badham, Sr.; the defendant Boyce asserted title to said land; his claim of title cast a cloud on their good title. The complaint concluded with a prayer that those named as plaintiffs be adjudged the owners of the land free from any claim by…