McDevitt v. . McDevitt
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from tbe judgment of Ferguson, J., rendered at January Term, 1909, of MadisoN, affirming tbe order of tbe Clerk of tbe Superior Court of Madison County confirming tbe report of commissioners in partition proceedings. Defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Tbis was a special proceeding, begun before the Clerk of the Superior Court of Madison County, for the purpose of partitioning land between tenants in common. There was a decree entered up, by consent, appointing commissioners to divide the land. Tbe commissioners proceeded, on. 16 May, 1908, to divide the lands, and filed their report on 20 May, 1908. During' the month of May, 1908, and before the twenty days for filing exceptions bad expired, the defendant went to the clerk and notified him that be desired to file exceptions to the said report, whereupon the clerk, in the presence of the…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Christman v. . HilliardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Kimberly v. . HowlandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- McCormick v. . PattersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927