State v. Taylor

GREENE, Judge.

This appeal involves a claim for betterments pursuant to N.C.G.S. Sec. 1-340 against the State for improvements made to certain timberland in Craven County, North Carolina.

On 20 January 1971, the Brandenburg Land Co. [hereinafter Brandenburg] sold defendant J. T. Taylor, Jr., a tract of timberland it purported to own in Craven County. Soon after receiving and recording his deed, Taylor acquired a right-of-way and built an access road, cleared a large portion of the land and sold the timber. He then constructed roads and a canal on the property, converted 157 acres to farmland…