North Carolina Self Help Corp. v. Brinkley

We are of opinion that defendants’ exceptive assignments with respect to failure of the court to charge in relation to the second and third issues are well taken. We find no error in the judgment below as it relates to the first issue.

1. Defendants challenge the sufficiency of the description in the deed of 29 September, 1922, from Zeb Y. Brinkley and wife to Susie Drink-water, to include their undivided one-half interest in Lot No. 3 or the fee in Lot No. 4.

“It is ... a general rule that the deed must be upheld, if possible, and the terms and phraseology of description will be interpreted…