Boyden v. . Clarke
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was a civil aotion for trespass upon land, tried at the Pall Term, 1891, of the Superior Court of Watauga County, before Bynum, J. The plaintiff offered in evidence a grant from the State to Richard Greene, dated November 26th, 1802; then mesne conveyances from Richard Greene to Isaac Greene; from Isaac Greene to Elisha P. Miller; from the executor of Elisha P. Miller to James Steele; from James Steele and wife to Lewis Harris, and from Lewis Harris and wife to/erne…
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This was a civil aotion for trespass upon land, tried at the Pall Term, 1891, of the Superior Court of Watauga County, before Bynum, J. The plaintiff offered in evidence a grant from the State to Richard Greene, dated November 26th, 1802; then mesne conveyances from Richard Greene to Isaac Greene; from Isaac Greene to Elisha P. Miller; from the executor of Elisha P. Miller to James Steele; from James Steele and wife to Lewis Harris, and from Lewis Harris and wife to/erne plaintiff, the last-named deed bearing date 11th day of October, 1877. Three issues involving the title, the trespass and…
1DissentShepherd, J.
The plaintiff offered in evidence a grant from the State to Richard Greene, dated 26 November, 1802; then mesne conveyances from Richard Greene to Isaac Greene; from Isaac Greene to Elisha P. Miller; from the executor of Elisha P. Miller to James Steele; from James Steele and wife to Lewis Harris, and from Lewis Harris and wife to feme plaintiff, the last named deed bearing date 11 October, 1877.
Three issues involving the title, the trespass and damage were framed and the jury found in response to the first that the plaintiff was not the owner, thus disposing of the case.
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