Legal Opinion

Stamper v. . Stamper

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 5, 1897PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Civil ACTION, tried before Norwood, J., and a jury at Spring Term, 1896, of AlleghaNY Superior Court. After the evidence was closed his Honor expressed the opinion that the plaintiff could not recover, whereupon she submitted to a non suit and appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

Douglas, J.:

This was a civil action brought by the’ plaintiff, widow of Hiram Stamper, to enforce the recon-veyance to her by the heirs-at-law of Milton Stamper of cer tain lands in accordance with the provisions of a bond executed by the said Milton Stamper on the 18th day of July, 1873, the condition of which is as follows: “The said Milton Stamper is to comfortably support and maintain at his expense, upon the said land, the said H. PI. and Anna Stamper, during their natural lives, and upon default so to do is to reconvey the land above referred to to the said IP. IP. and Anna Stamper.”…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Long v. . BarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
  2. Den Ex D. Motley v. . WhitemoreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1837
  3. Simonton v. . CorneliusSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
  4. Woodford v. HiglySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1864
  5. Laxton v. TillySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1872

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Davis v. . BassSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1924
  2. Rodman v. Robinson.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
  3. Williamson v. CoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  4. Williamson v. . CoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  5. Whitted v. Fuquay.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1900

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