Legal Opinion

Harper v. . Harper

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 5, 1885PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Special PROCEEDING, begun in the Superior Court of Greene county and tried at July Special Term, 1884, before MaeRae, Judge. "Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendants.

1Opinion of the Court

Mérrimos", J.

With the exception of James Moore, James N. Cobb and William A. Darden, the plaintiffs and the defendant are the only heirs-at-law of Charles H. Harper, who died intestate and seized of considerable real estate. This action is brought,' to have partition thereof made, according to law.

In his life-time, the said Charles H. Harper, on the 11th day of January, 1877, conveyed to his son, the defendant, by deed of bargain and sale, the fee-simple in the tract of land in the deed mentioned and specified. The consideration recited in it, is one dollar, and it contains covenants of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brittain v. . MullSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
  2. Melvin v. . BullardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  3. James v. . JamesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1877

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Barbee v. . BarbeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
  2. Pate v. . GaitleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
  3. American Agricultural Chemical Co. v. GriffinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1932
  4. Ex Parte BarefootSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  5. Thompson v. . SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912

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