Green v. . Bennett
Supreme Court of North Carolina
AorioN to recover laud, tried before Robinson, J., and a jury, at Spring Term, 1895, of Stanly Superior Court. The facts are set out in the. opinion. The re. was a verdict, followed by judgment for the plaintiffs, and defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, J':
The plaintiffs, who are the heirs at law of Rosani Smith, claim title to and demand the possession of the two tracts of land described in the complaint, one containing three acres, and the other a one-eighth interest in a tract of one acre and a mineral spring on it. The defendant, Foreman, sets up title to the same through a deed to Rosani Smith to himself, dated February 14, 1881, and the other defendants claim the possession under Foreman. The defendant, Foreman,, also claims title to the one-eighth interest in the one acre tract by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court…
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