Howard v. Boyce

PARKER, Judge.

For a history of this case, reference is made to the opinion of this Court reported in Howard v. Boyce, 26 N.C. App. 686, 217 S.E. 2d 702 (1975). Insofar as pertinent to the question presented by the present appeal, the previous developments in this case may be summarized as follows:

This action was commenced in 1944 to remove cloud from title to real property. The caption of the complaint named Frances Bedham Howard and twelve other persons as plaintiffs. It was alleged in the complaint that plaintiffs were owners of a tract of land in Chowan County, having inherited the same…