Porter v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of North Carolina
AotioN by Elisba Porter against T. J. Armstrong, beard by Judge G. 8. Ferguson, at January Term, 1904, of tbe Superior Court of PeNder County.
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AotioN by Elisba Porter against T. J. Armstrong, beard by Judge G. 8. Ferguson, at January Term, 1904, of tbe Superior Court of PeNder County. Tbe plaintiff instituted tbis proceeding against tbe defendant by filing bis petition in tbe office of tbe Clerk of tbe Superior Court and issuing a summons in accordance witb tbe provisions of chapter 30, section 1297, of Tbe Code, alleging ownership of a tract of “swamp, flat or low land”— particularly described — known as tbe “Pigford farm.” That tbe defendants were tbe owners of said land adjoining and “below tbe said Pigford farm.” That a portion…
1Opinion of the CourtConnor, J.
It is a source of regret and surprise that the procedure prescribed by the drainage laws (the first of which was enacted at the session of the General Assembly of 1795, chapter 436), should continue to be in doubt and uncertainty, resulting in delay and expense. The difficulty has doubtless arisen from the changes wrought in our judicial system and mode of procedure. The substantial features of the law have been retained in the several Codes of the statute law of the State. Chapter 40 of the Revised Statutes was brought forward in the Revised Code; no change in the procedure was made until…
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