Moyle v. Campbell

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Marion.

The plaintiff, claiming as a remainderman under a deed in the form of a marriage settlement, executed in 1856, brought this action in January, 1922, to recover possession of 100 acres of land in Beaufort County. On the trial below the presiding Judge refused defendant’s motion for nonsuit, and granted plaintiff’s motion for the direction of a verdict. From judgment on the verdict, the defendant appeals.

The nature of the questions raised necessitates a ' full statement of the relevant evidential facts.

In July, 1856, Annie P. Fripp,…