Guilford County v. Porter

This is stated to be an action to remove a cloud from tbe plaintiff’s title to part of tbe courthouse square in Guilford County, but as tbe alleged cloud was placed tbereon by tbe act of plaintiff, we prefer to treat it as a proceeding under section 1589, Revisal, to determine tbe title to tbe property described in tbe complaint growing out of tbe adverse claims of tbe defendants.

Tbe courthouse of Guilford County was burned in 1872, and by virtue of chapter 16, Laws 1872, tbe commissioners proceeded to acquire additional ground adjacent to tbe old site for tbe purpose, as set forth in tbe act…