Anderson v. . Meadows
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Long, J., at Pall Term, 1912, of MacoN. Tbis is an action brought by A. I. Anderson to recover a tract of land, and damages for trespasses alleged to have been committed thereon.
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Appeal by plaintiff from Long, J., at Pall Term, 1912, of MacoN. Tbis is an action brought by A. I. Anderson to recover a tract of land, and damages for trespasses alleged to have been committed thereon. The plaintiff introduced State Grant No. 2596 to Jacob Shope, recorded in Book “J,” page 290, dated 25 January, 1862, and recorded 2 December, 1862! Also the will of Jacob Shope, probated 18 September, 1876, and recorded in Book of Wills No. 2, page 29, which plaintiff claims conveys the property in question to the plaintiff. Jacob Anderson for the plaintiff testified that the land embraced…
1Opinion of the Court
Allen, J.,
after stating the case: The grant under which the iffaintiff claims was declared invalid .on the facts appearing in the record, upon the former appeal in this action (Anderson v. Meadows, 159 N. C., 404), and therefore the plaintiff cannot recover any of the land outside of the Woodard deed upon a connected chain of title from the State.
She must then rely upon proof of title by adverse possession, with or without color.
If she relies upon adverse possession alone, ber 'action must fail, because ber actual possession has not extended beyond tbe "Woodard deed, and title acquired -by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Haddock v. . LearySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
- Anderson v. . MeadowsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. BrooksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969
- Peterson v. SucroCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939