Walden v. . Ray
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action for the recovery of land, tried before Coble, J., and a jury at May Term, 1897, of Cumberland Superior Court. The usual issues in ejectment were submitted on which there was a verdict for the defendant and from the-judgment thereon the plaintiffs appealed. ' ■
1Opinion of the Court
Douglas, J.:
This is an action in the nature of ejectment for the recovery of land. The plaintiffs claim through the feme plaintiff, whose ancestor went upon the land fifty years ago. The land appears to have been in the uninterrupted adverse possession of the plaintiffs and those through whom they claim for more than twenty years, and, with a slight interruption, for more than thirty years. No paper title was shown by the plaintiffs. The defendant claims-under a tax title. The issues submitted were as follows: “1. Is the plaintiff the owner of the land described in the complaint? 2. Is the…
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- Cowles v. . HallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
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