Legal Opinion

Chambers v. . Brigman

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 5, 1876PublishedCited by 3 opinions

MotioN, for a writ of possession, beard before Henry, J., at Chambers, in Madison County, May-, 1875. The facts necessary to an understanding of the case, are fully stated in the opinion of the Court. There was judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and ¡the defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtRodman, J.

This case comes before us on an appeal from an order granting a writ of assistance to put the plaintiff in possession of certain lands possessed by one Deweese. To make our opinion intelligible, it is necessary to state the previous proceedings on which the order appealed from was made.

On April 12th, 1873, the plaintiff, as administrator of John Brigman, issued a summons against Isaac Brigman. At the return Term, the following entry appears on the record : “ Henry Deweese makes himself a party defendant,” •&c. The plaintiff then filed bis complaint, in which he sets forth: That on December…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Sutton v. . SchonwaldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
  2. Harrison v. . HargroveSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
  3. Swift v. Dixon.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1902

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