Buckhorn Land & Timber Co. v. McKay

Clare, C. <T.

At May Term, 1914, of Harnett an appeal was taken in nineteen cases from an order removing them to Chatham County for trial, upon an affidavit, found to be true by the judge, of local prejudice. These actions were brought by the same plaintiff against sundry defendants in ejectment.

At the opening of this Court, 10 a. m., 15 September, no record in any of these cases had been filed' on appeal, as required by Ruled (164 N. C., 540), and the counsel for the plaintiff, appellee, filed proper certificates and motions to dismiss in accordance with Rule 17 (164 N. C., 544). Later in the…