Seals v. Seals
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Adams, J., at September Term, 1913, of RICHMOND. This is an action to' recover the possession of 287 acres of land. Plaintiffs claim the land as the widow and heirs at law of Travis Seals.
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Appeal by defendant from Adams, J., at September Term, 1913, of RICHMOND. This is an action to' recover the possession of 287 acres of land. Plaintiffs claim the land as the widow and heirs at law of Travis Seals. Defendant is the brother of Travis Seals, who has since died. .The defendant thus states his contentions in his brief: • “There are two causes of action alleged in the complaint, the first being in the nature of an action of ejectment, and the second for the surrender and cancellation of a deed made by the plaintiff Elizabeth Seals to Alexander Seals on 21 April, 1893, which deed…
1Opinion of the Court
'WalKeb, J.
We need consider only two questions:
First. In order to show tbe adverse possession of bis father, William Seals, under whom be claims, tbe defendant proposed to prove by a witness, Harris Seals, who is a brother of Travis Seals and defendant, being tbe son of William Seals, tbe transaction between Travis Seals and William Seals in regard to tbe payment of tbe $200, tbe surrender of tbe deed from Nathan Walters, and tbe promise of Travis Seals to convey tbe land by deed to William Seals. Tbe court excluded this testimony upon tbe ground tbat it was a transaction or communication…
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