Faggart v. . Bost
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION to recover from the administrator of J. E. Van Pelt proceeds of land sold by his intestate, and to have the other defendants, heirs at law of J. F. Van Pelt, declared trustees of other lands alleged to have been bought with money belonging to the ancestor of plaintiffs (wife of J. F. Van Pelt), and conveyed to J. F. Van Pelt in violation of his promise to have the conveyance made to her, tried before Goble, /., and a jury at Fall Term, 1897, of Iredell Superior…
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Civil ACTION to recover from the administrator of J. E. Van Pelt proceeds of land sold by his intestate, and to have the other defendants, heirs at law of J. F. Van Pelt, declared trustees of other lands alleged to have been bought with money belonging to the ancestor of plaintiffs (wife of J. F. Van Pelt), and conveyed to J. F. Van Pelt in violation of his promise to have the conveyance made to her, tried before Goble, /., and a jury at Fall Term, 1897, of Iredell Superior Court. At the close of plaintiffs’ evidence his Honor allowed the defendant’s motion for judgment as of' non-suit, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Furches, J.:
In 1858 Joseph Franklin Van Pelt married Miss Mary Maggie Litaker, and this union continued until 1885, when Mrs. Van Pelt died. The husband continued to live until April, 1896, when he died. There was never any issue born of this marriage, and the said Joseph died without leaving issue. The plaintiffs in this action are the next of kin and heirs at law of Mrs. Van Pelt.
Mrs. Van Pelt inherited from her father, and was the owner in her own right of, lands lying in Cabarrus county, a part of which was sold in T867 to one Black-welder, to be paid for in gold, and a part was sold to…
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