Jones v. . Coffey
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was a civil ACTION, tried before Graves, Judge, at ¡Spring Term, 1886, of Watauga Superior Court. The plaintiffs are the heirs at law of John T. Jones and Walter L. Jones, who died intestate long before this action began, and as the plaintiffs allege, seized of the land described in the complaint, which, in that case, descended to them as such heirs.
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This was a civil ACTION, tried before Graves, Judge, at ¡Spring Term, 1886, of Watauga Superior Court. The plaintiffs are the heirs at law of John T. Jones and Walter L. Jones, who died intestate long before this action began, and as the plaintiffs allege, seized of the land described in the complaint, which, in that case, descended to them as such heirs. The defendants allege in their answer, that the land in question belonged to Edmund P. Jones, who was the ancestor ■of the plaintiffs, and who died in 1878, leaving a will, which was duly proven ; that afterwards, the First National Bank •of…
1Opinion of the Court
Merrimox, J.,
(after stating the facts). It appears that in-the action of the First National Bank of Charlotte, and others, against the executor of the will of Edmund P. Jones, deceased, and the present plaintiffs, mentioned in the pleadings, the Court had competent jurisdiction of the parties thereto, including the present plaintiffs, and as well of the subject-matter — the land — embraced by it.
The land now in controversy was embraced by it, although this was controverted, and sold under a valid decree, so far as appears, the defendants being the purchasers.
They paid the purchase money — the…
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