Gosney v. . McCullers

Is an unregistered deed, admittedly good as between the parties, valid as against the trustee in bankruptcy of an heir of the grantor ? We think it is.

An heir takes only the undevised inheritance of which the ancestor was seized at the time of his death. C. S., 1654. And by the express terms of the Connor Act, chapter 147,'Laws of 1885, now O. S., 3309, only creditors of the donor, bargainor, or lessor, and purchasers for value, are protected against an unregistered conveyance of land, contract to convey, or lease of land for more than three years. Eaton v. Doub, 190 N. C., 14, 128 S. E.,…