Thomas v. Conyers

The adjudication that the deeds deposited in the bank are .void accords with the contention of the plaintiffs, and the defendants did not appeal. Furthermore, the adjudication is amply supported by former decisions of this Court. Tarlton v. Griggs, 131 N. C., 216; Perry v. Hackney, 142 N. C., 368; Booth v. Hairston, 193 N. C., 278. But the decisive question is whether in this situation the plaintiffs are entitled to the relief they seek. They are not, if in contemplation of law they are precluded from claiming title to the tracts or lots of land which are in possession of the other parties;…