Reiger v. . Davis
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action tried before Clarke, J., at Spring Term, 1871, of Carteret Superior Court. The action was brought to recover possession of a lot in the town of Beaufort.
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Civil action tried before Clarke, J., at Spring Term, 1871, of Carteret Superior Court. The action was brought to recover possession of a lot in the town of Beaufort. Both parties claimed under Abigail Hill; the plaintiff under a judgment and execution against Abigail Hill and a sale by the sheriff in May, 1869 ; the defendant, Ward, under a purchase from the said Abigail Hill, prior to the teste of plaintiff’s execution, his deed bearing date November 1st. 1865. Plaintiff introduced the record of a judgment, at Pall Term, 1867, of Carteret Court against Abigail Hill and C. W. Hill, which was…
1Opinion of the CourtBoyden, J.
This was a civil action for the recovery of land, both parties claiming under Abigail Hill. The plaintiff, by a purchase at a sale of the Sheriff, under a judgment and execution against the said Abigail, and the defendants by a purchase made by Ward, under whom the defendant claims, previous to the test of the execution under which the plaintiff sets up title ; and the main question in the cause was as to the bona fides of the sale to Ward. This is quite a different case from the case of Satterthwaite v. Hicks, cited by plaintiff’s counsel. In this case the parties to the transaction were…
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