Tillotson v. . Fulp
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN tried before Shaw, J., at Fall Term, 1915, of Stokes, upon these issues: 1. Where is the true dividing line between lots Nos. 3 and 4, referred to in the pleadings ? Answer: “From black A to black B.” 2. Is the plaintiff the owner and entitled to' the possession of the wood and timber described in the complaint? Answer: “Yes.” 3. What was the value of the wood and timber removed by the defendant? Answer: “$25.” 4. What was the value of the wood and timber seized…
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Civil actioN tried before Shaw, J., at Fall Term, 1915, of Stokes, upon these issues: 1. Where is the true dividing line between lots Nos. 3 and 4, referred to in the pleadings ? Answer: “From black A to black B.” 2. Is the plaintiff the owner and entitled to' the possession of the wood and timber described in the complaint? Answer: “Yes.” 3. What was the value of the wood and timber removed by the defendant? Answer: “$25.” 4. What was the value of the wood and timber seized by the sheriff in this action? Answer: “$15.” 5. Is the feme defendant the owner and entitled to the possession of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBeowN, J.
The court instructed the jury: “The plaintiff contends that the black line from black B to black A is the true dividing line. The burden is on the plaintiff to show this by the greater weight of the evidence, before you can find - it. If the plaintiff, by the greater weight of the evidence, has shown that the true dividing line between lots 3 and 4 is the black line, as claimed by him, then your answer to the first issue will be the black line running from black B to black A.”
The court further instructed the jury that the defendants contend that the true dividing line is the red line, and…
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