Barker v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Ejectment, tried before Coble, Jat Spring Term, 1899, of the Superior Court of ITeNdejísoN County. The plaintiff had been original owner of the land in controversy, and had conveyed the same to the Spartanburg & Ashe-ville R. R. Co., under whom the defendant claims. The contention of plaintiff was, that his deed was too indefinite to convey any title, and too vague to be aided by parol evidence.
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Ejectment, tried before Coble, Jat Spring Term, 1899, of the Superior Court of ITeNdejísoN County. The plaintiff had been original owner of the land in controversy, and had conveyed the same to the Spartanburg & Ashe-ville R. R. Co., under whom the defendant claims. The contention of plaintiff was, that his deed was too indefinite to convey any title, and too vague to be aided by parol evidence. The description of the land contained in plaintiffs deed, and the evidence offered by defendant in support of the deed, are contained in the opinion. His Honor held that the description was too vague;…
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The plaintiff had been original owner of the land in controversy and had conveyed the same to the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad Company, under whom the defendant claims. The contention of the plaintiff was, that his deed was too indefinite to convey any title, and too vague to be aided by parol evidence.
The description of the land contained in plaintiff's deed, and (597) the evidence offered by defendant in support of the deed, are contained in the opinion.
His Honor held that the description was too vague, and excluded the evidence offered in support of it. Defendant excepted.
There was…
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