Taylor v. . Meadows
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants from Horton, J., at April Term, 1921, of GRANVILLE. Civil action in ejectment. Tbe locus in quo in a small strip of land 80 feet wide by 161 1-3 feet long, situated on tbe north side of Williams-boro Street in tbe city of Oxford. Tbe facts are fully set forth in 175 N. C., 373, where this case is reported on a former appeal, and tbe evidence as there stated is substantially tbe same upon tbe present record.
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Appeal by defendants from Horton, J., at April Term, 1921, of GRANVILLE. Civil action in ejectment. Tbe locus in quo in a small strip of land 80 feet wide by 161 1-3 feet long, situated on tbe north side of Williams-boro Street in tbe city of Oxford. Tbe facts are fully set forth in 175 N. C., 373, where this case is reported on a former appeal, and tbe evidence as there stated is substantially tbe same upon tbe present record. From a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiffs, tbe defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, J.
Tbe case at bar has been tried three times in tbe Superior Court, and this is tbe third appeal here. Former opinions reported in 169 N. C., 124, and 175 N. C., 373. As desirable as an ending of this litigation would seem, we are unable to sustain tbe following portion of bis Honor’s charge, which was given at tbe request of tbe plaintiffs, and to which tbe defendants have specifically excepted:
“That if from tbe calls in tbe deeds and tbe map of survey offered in evidence, and tbe testimony of tbe surveyor explaining such survey, you are satisfied as to tbe proper location of tbe several lines…
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- Taylor v. . MeadowsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
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