Brittain v. Taylor
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by .defendants from Bond,, J., at October Term, 1914, of BEAUFORT. This is an action in tbe nature of ejectment to recover tbe land described in tbe complaint, upon tbe theory that tbe ancestor of defendants, Jobn G-. Taylor, bad forfeited bis right and title thereto by reason of bis breach of tbe following stipulation in tbe deed made to him for tbe land by tbe ancestor of tbe plaintiffs, Margaret Taylor: “Tbe said deed is made on this special trust: That tbe said…
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Appeal by .defendants from Bond,, J., at October Term, 1914, of BEAUFORT. This is an action in tbe nature of ejectment to recover tbe land described in tbe complaint, upon tbe theory that tbe ancestor of defendants, Jobn G-. Taylor, bad forfeited bis right and title thereto by reason of bis breach of tbe following stipulation in tbe deed made to him for tbe land by tbe ancestor of tbe plaintiffs, Margaret Taylor: “Tbe said deed is made on this special trust: That tbe said John Gf. Taylor is to 'feed, clothe, and kindly care for tbe said Margaret Taylor all of her natural life,’and should tbe…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, J.,
after stating tbe facts: Tbe stipulation in tbe deed for support and maintenance is not like those found in tbe cases to which tbe learned counsel for defendant has referred in bis brief and argument, such as Helms v. Helms, 135 N. C., 164; McCardle v. Kennedy, 92 Ga., 198 (44 Am. St., 85), and Pownal v. Taylor, 10 Leigh, 172 (34 Am. Dec., 725), where tbe stipulation merely for support and maintenance of tbe grantor, or some one else, with no words of strict condition or forfeiture, was held to be nothing more than a covenant, for tbe breach of which damages could be recovered, and…
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