Campbell v. . Potts
Supreme Court of North Carolina
. Civil actioj&t, for the recovery of land, tried before Brown, J., at Fall Term, 1896, of LINCOLN Superior Court. There was a verdict for the plaintiff upon the usual issues in ejectment, and from the judgment thereon the defendant appealed. The facts and grounds assigned as error .appear in the opinion of Associate Justice Fubohiss.
1Opinion of the Court
Eukohks, J. :
This is an action of ejectment, and the defendants, except Nancy L. Potts, disclaim title. And besides denying the plaintiff’s title, she pleads two judgments in actions brought by J. L. Carter, the grantor of plaintiff, against the defendant Nancy for the possession of the land in controversy, and the pendency of one of these actions at the commencement of this action.
Upon the trial the plaintiff introduced a judgment in favor of one Charles Beal against -1. A. G-. Potts, the then husband of the defendant, Nancy, the execution issuing thereon, and the sheriff’s deed to J. D.…
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