Morehead v. . Hall
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ActioN, begun, September 4, 1897, for tbe recovery of tbe land, tried before bis Honor, Bryan, J., at Eall Term, 1899, of Caetaeet Superior Court. At tbe conclusion of tbe plaintiffs’ evidence tbe defendants jointly demurred to tbe evidence, and moved to dismiss tbe action under tbe Act of 1897. Tbe motion was allowed, and plaintiffs appealed. Tbe evidence and grounds of demurrer are stated in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
Tbis is au. action fox the recovery of the possession óf a tract of land. On the trial the plaintiff introduced a chain of paper-title, beginning with a grant to John Benthall, dated October 30, 1765, and concluding with a deed from Joseph A. Perry to John M. Morehead, the plaintiffs being his heirs-at-law, dated July 17, 1856, and testimony going to show that the locus m quo was covered by the descriptions in' the conveyances, and that David B. Hall, one of the defendants, was in possession of the land at and before the commencement of the action.
There was no objection entered to any of the…
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