Halstead v. . Mullen
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Boundary — Evidence—Pleading. This was a civil action tried before Shepherd, Judge, at Fall Term, 1885, of Camden Superior Court. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs, from which defendants appealed. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The complaint alleges the plaintiffs to be the owners of the land, the boundaries whereof are given, the entry thereon of the defendants in June, 1882, and their cutting and removing the timber growing thereon, to their damage two thousand dollars. The defendants deny the plaintiffs’ title, or that they have ever trespassed upon their land. The only issues submitted to the jury were as to the alleged trespasses on the plaintiffs’ land, and by which of the defendants, if any, were they committed, and the extent of the damage done. The verdict is for the plaintiffs, designating by name all the…
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