Sears v. Braswell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtClarkson, J.
From the admission of defendants, the plaintiffs were entitled to the possession of the land in controversy unless the defendants’ contentions were correct, and there was competent evidence to support them.
The main contentions of plaintiffs, as we interpret them, are:(1) “All the evidence introduced showing defendants’ chain of title was introduced for the purpose of showing title from common source, and that plaintiffs’ title from that source is superior to the defendants’ title *522from tbat source, and evidence restricted to that purpose;” The court below refused to restrict the evidence, and…
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