Kron v. . Dennis
Supreme Court of North Carolina
MotioN for the appointment of a receiver, heard at Chambers on the 7th day of December, 1882, before Graves, J. This motion was made in an action brought by the plaintiffs to recover possession of land, and pending in the superior court of Montgomery county. The facts arc stated in fhe opinion. The defendants appealed from the judgment allowing the motion.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The complaint alleges that while the defendant Frank Dennis was in possession of the land described and belonging to them (plaintiffs), as their tenant, he in collusion with his co-defendant, Melissa A. Smith, who also set up a claim thereto, surrendered it to her and immediately resumed occupation, as before, under a pretended contract of lease from her, and both now set up an adversary holding. At fall term, 1882, of the superior coui’t of Montgomery, upon the return of process served, the defendants were allowed sixty days within which to file their answer as of the term, and at the same…
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