Carolina Power & Light Co. v. Bowman

Is the plaintiff’s unregistered easement good , as against the defendant purchaser for a valuable consideration? The trial court answered in the negative, and I agree with him.

It is provided by G. S., 1-228, that every judgment in which the transfer of title is declared, “shall be regarded as a deed of conveyance.” *324And iñ G. S., 40-19, it is further provided that judgments in condemnation proceedings “shall be registered in the county where the land is situated.” Of course, the Connor Act, G. S., 47-18, also requires the registration of deeds of conveyance in the county where the land lies.

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