W. M. Ritter Lumber Co. v. Montvale Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by both parties from Qa/rter, J., at Special June Term, 1914, of SwaiN. This action was brought to quiet the title to a large tract of land in the county of Swain, formerly Macon, on the waters of Hazelnut Creek, and alleged to be covered by a grant of the State to W. L. Love, and for damages on account of a trespass upon said land by the defendants. The cas© was referred to Hon, J". D. Murphy, wbo filed a report, which, was reviewed by Judge Carter upon exceptions.
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Appeal by both parties from Qa/rter, J., at Special June Term, 1914, of SwaiN. This action was brought to quiet the title to a large tract of land in the county of Swain, formerly Macon, on the waters of Hazelnut Creek, and alleged to be covered by a grant of the State to W. L. Love, and for damages on account of a trespass upon said land by the defendants. The cas© was referred to Hon, J". D. Murphy, wbo filed a report, which, was reviewed by Judge Carter upon exceptions. We cannot do better than insert here an extract from the findings, showing the contentions of the-parties: “The…
1Opinion of the Court
PLAINTIFFS’ APPEAL.
Walker, J.,
after stating the case: The right of the plaintiffs to recover depends upon the true location of the first line of Grant No. 3290, that is, as to land described in the grant which is not covered by any of the inside patents. The question as to the effect of the latter upon the rights and interests of the parties is presented by the defendant’s appeal, and need not be considered here.
*87Tbe contention of tbe plaintiffs is that tbe first line of that grant sbonld be from A to B, as shown on tbe court map, while tbe defendants say that it should be from A to D.
We are…
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