Bullard v. Hollingsworth.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioNs by A. J. Bullard against Jas. Hollingsworth, and others, and against Margaret McKenzie and others, consolidated and beard by Judge Fred Moore and a jury, at the October Term, 1905, of the Superior Court of Cumberland. Actions to recover damages for an alleged trespass upon plaintiff’s lands and for an injunction restraining the further cutting of timber thereon by the defendants.
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ActioNs by A. J. Bullard against Jas. Hollingsworth, and others, and against Margaret McKenzie and others, consolidated and beard by Judge Fred Moore and a jury, at the October Term, 1905, of the Superior Court of Cumberland. Actions to recover damages for an alleged trespass upon plaintiff’s lands and for an injunction restraining the further cutting of timber thereon by the defendants. The two actions were consolidated, and by consent the following issues were submitted to the jury: 1. Is the plaintiff the owner of the land in controversy, or any part thereof, and if of only a part, what…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The plaintiff claimed title to the land in controversy by deed from Gustavus A. Bronson and others, to Margaret E. Heyer, dated July 2, 1815, and by deed, M. E. Heyer to plaintiff, January 24, 1900. Plaintiff offered evidence for the purpose of locating these deeds; to prove possession on the part of himself and those under whom he claims, and also to establish the alleged trespass.
The defendants offered in evidence a number of deeds as well as a grant, under which they claimed title, and they also offered evidence tending to disprove possession upon the part of the plaintiff, and to prove…
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