Harper v. Anderson.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Action by Adrian Harper and wife against J. H. Anderson, beard by Judge Francis D. Winston and a jury, at October Term, 1902, of the Superior Court of Edgecombe county. From a judgment for the plaintiffs, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
This case was before the court, and upon substantially the same state of facts 130 N. C., 538. In that case the court said “The question for the jury was not that of two' parties claiming under distinct deeds, where the boundaries of the deeds must govern, but here the title came from the same source, the will of their father. The question is, what did he mean when he spoke of the 'Dickens land’ and the 'Micajah Anderson’ land ? Whether the locus in quo was intended by him to be embraced in the one or the other, was not to be determined solely by whether it was included within the bounds of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Peebles v. Graham.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1901
- Harper v. Anderson.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1902
3Cited by1 opinion
- Webb v. Mourning BattleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926