Doe on Dem. of King v. Little
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Ejectment, tried before Mitchell J., at a Special Term of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg, held upon the second Monday of December 1867. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion of the court. Under the charge of his Honor the plaintiff had a verdict in the court below, and after failing to"obtain a new trial the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtReade, J.
The plaintiff claims title under a deed from H. B. Williams, dated July 1859. The defendant claims title under a deed from the same (Williams)"dated August 1860; so that, nothing more appearing, the deed of the plaintiff’s lessors being the older, he would be entitled to recover. But the defendant relies upon the following state of facts to invalidate that deed: In 1854, the said Williams was the owner of the land, and conveyed it to Mrs. King ; and in 1856, Mrs. King conveyed it to one Jones; in 1857 Jones conveyed it to Williams, so that the title came back a second time to Williams; and…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Gudger v. White.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- Little v. . KingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1870
- Johnston v. Case.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- King v. . LittleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1877