Bowman v. Howard
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Ray, J., at tbe March Term, 1921, of SCOTLAND. Tbe plaintiff, Hattie Bowman, instituted before tbe clerk two proceedings for a sale for partition of tbe lot in controversy. In February, 1916, Lizzie Howard London conveyed to West Howard a deed for said lot, and on tbe day following West Howard reconveyed a portion of said lot to bis mother, Lizzie Howard London.
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Appeal by defendant from Ray, J., at tbe March Term, 1921, of SCOTLAND. Tbe plaintiff, Hattie Bowman, instituted before tbe clerk two proceedings for a sale for partition of tbe lot in controversy. In February, 1916, Lizzie Howard London conveyed to West Howard a deed for said lot, and on tbe day following West Howard reconveyed a portion of said lot to bis mother, Lizzie Howard London. In one of these proceedings West Howard was defendant, and in tbe other Lizzie Howard London was defendant. Lizzie died intestate in June, 1920, leaving West Howard as her only heir at law, and be was made…
1Opinion of the CourtAdaMS, J.
Tbe plaintiff instituted two proceedings for a sale of land for partition. In each petition she alleged that Charlie Howard died intestate in January, 1916, seized and possessed of tbe lot in controversy, leaving surviving him as bis only heirs at law two daughters, tbe plaintiff and Lizzie Howard London, tbe defendant’s mother, and that tbe plaintiff and tbe defendant were tenants in common and entitled each *664to a one-balf undivided interest. The defendant denied the material allegations, alleged that at the time of her death Lizzie held the title in fee, and that the defendant was sole…
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