Smith v. Huffman.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Action by John Smith and others against Amos Huffman and others, heard by Judge M. H. Justice, on Jan. 20, 1903, at Rutherfordton, N. C. From an order refusing an injunction, the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtConnor, J.
In 1878 David Vanhorn and wife executed a deed for the land sued for in this action, to Nancy Smith, a married woman mother of the plaintiff. Vanhorn died intestate in 1884. In 1885 his administrator filed a petition before the Clerk of the Superior Court of Burke County against the heirs at law of David Vanhorn, (including Mrs. Nancy Smith), to sell intestate’s lands to pay debts. No answer was filed by Mrs. Smith. An order of sale was made and the two tracts in controversy were sold to William Van-horn. The proceeding was in all respects regular except that upon the coming in of the report…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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