Taylor v. . Edmunds
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from 'Blum, J., at January Term, 1918, of Eobsvth. This is an action to set aside a deed upon tbe ground of fraud and mistake. The jury having found the issues in favor of the plaintiffs, the defendant excepted and appealed from the judgment thereon.
1Opinion of the CourtClare, C. J.
The plaintiffs conveyed to Edmunds and Jerome the property in controversy, which is a strip 10 feet wide and 610 feet long, and allege that the deed was executed through mistake on their part and fraud or mistake on the part of the defendant Edmunds. They further allege that the defendant Edmunds designedly sent the deed for said strip to the plaintiff together with deeds for property covered by the written agreement, which written agreement did not include this strip, for the purpose of having it executed along with the other deeds at the same time, and thus fraudulently obtain title to said…
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