Richards v. W. M. Ritter Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by both parties from Cline, J.,' at Spring Term, 1911, of MacoN. The facts are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion of the Court by Mr. Chief Justice Ciarle.
1Opinion of the Court
The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court by Mr.Chief Justice Clark. Both sides appealed. The plaintiff offered Grant No. 3050. This grant was duly sealed with the great seal of the State with a plat of the land attached, and is signed "W. W. Holden, Governor," and on the opposite side of the sheet are the words, "Secretary's Office, 3 February, 1869. H. J. Menninger, Secretary of State," which bears the same date as the grant.
The judge rejected the deed on the ground that it was not "countersigned." In this there was error. There is no decision in the courts of this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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