Legal Opinion

Millsaps v. . McCormick

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 5, 1874PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Civil actioN for the recovery of real property, tried before Clarice, J., at the Special (January) Term, 1874, of RobesoN Superior Court. All the facts relating- to the points decided are fully stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtRodmaN, J.

The plaintiff claims the land in controversy under a sale by the sheriff’ of Robeson county, under an execution from the County Court of that county, at the instance of McLean against John McCormick, the father of the defendants. The sale was 22d of August, 1842. Jacob Blount became the purchaser and the sheriff made a deed to him, the sufficiency of which is one of the questions made on this appeal. The deed is dated 20th September, 1842. The particular matter in which it is alleged to be insufficient will be stated hereafter.

It does not appear when or how the plaintiff obtained the title of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. B. M. Isler v. . John S. AndrewsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1872

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Wells v. ClaytonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  2. Smith v. . the Mechanics' Bldg. and Loan Assoc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1875

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