Bennett v. . Thompson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from the Superior Court of Law of 'Bertie County, at the Spring Term, 1851, his Honor Judge Dick presiding. The case is stated in the opinion of this Court,
1Opinion of the CourtNash, J.
The plaintiff and defendant are the owners of contiguous tracts of land, and both derive title under the Tuscarora tribe of Indians. One question in the case is» as to the boundary of their respective tracts. The plaintiff proved a regular claim of title from John McKashey, to whom the Tuscaroras had leased it by deed in 1777. The defendant deduced title from one Williams, to whom the Indians had conveyed by lease, dated in 1803. In the lease of 1777, a particular cypress is called for ; a cypress is also called for in the lease to Williams, and to show that the tree called for in the latter,…
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