Stanley v. Baird
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION, for the recovery of land, tried before Graham, J., at February Term, 1896, of Craves Superior Court. A jury’ trial was waived and his Honor found the following facts: The facts found by the court upon the trial in this case are as follows, which appear in the record : 'On the 18th of May, 1893, T. H. H. Richardson, residing in Craven county, state of North Carolina, city of' Newbern, was the owner, and seized and possessed in fee simple, of the lot of land…
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Civil ACTION, for the recovery of land, tried before Graham, J., at February Term, 1896, of Craves Superior Court. A jury’ trial was waived and his Honor found the following facts: The facts found by the court upon the trial in this case are as follows, which appear in the record : 'On the 18th of May, 1893, T. H. H. Richardson, residing in Craven county, state of North Carolina, city of' Newbern, was the owner, and seized and possessed in fee simple, of the lot of land described in the complaint and the tax deed, hereinafter mentioned, being an unimproved lot worth about two hundred and…
1Opinion of the Court
Furches, J.:
From the great difficulty in collecting taxes and in sustaining tax titles for land, under the law as it existed prior to 1887, it was necessary that there should be legislation on the subject. But, in providing for an admitted defect in the law, it may well b.e considered whether the legislative pendulum did not swing too far the other way, and whether the time for redemption should not be extended, and the purchaser be required, *82at least six months before the expiration of the time at which he will be entitled to demand a deed, to give the owner of the land notice of his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. . HatchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- Holman v. . MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
- Hays v. . HuntSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881
- Thomas v. . ConnellySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
- Young v. . ConnellySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1893
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