Latta v. Catawba Electric Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, tried before Ward, and a jury, at May Term, 1901, of the Superior Court of GastoN County. This action was brought by plaintiff against defendants, Catawba Electric and Power Company, Eidelity and Deposit Company, Alcaeus Hooper and another, trustees of the estate of W. E. Hooper, the Woman’s College of Baltimore, and others, pursuant to Revisal, sec. 1589, for the purpose of quieting title to the lands described in the complaint.
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Civil actioN, tried before Ward, and a jury, at May Term, 1901, of the Superior Court of GastoN County. This action was brought by plaintiff against defendants, Catawba Electric and Power Company, Eidelity and Deposit Company, Alcaeus Hooper and another, trustees of the estate of W. E. Hooper, the Woman’s College of Baltimore, and others, pursuant to Revisal, sec. 1589, for the purpose of quieting title to the lands described in the complaint. The plaintiff claimed three tracts of land, and showed title thereto: 1st. The Bissell tract, by deed from Emily Bissell to W. T. Jordan, bearing date…
1Opinion of the Court
CoNNOR, J-,
after stating the case: The plaintiff, having shown a complete chain of title to the Bissell, the Lineberger and Sample properties, was, in view of the admissions in the answer that defendants were claiming to own said properties, or an easement in them, entitled to judgment quieting his title, unless the defendants made good either of their contentions referred to in the answer as counterclaims. The cause was well and carefully tried in the court below, and argued in this Court with more than usual learning and ability. The record contains forty assignments of error. The real…
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