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Church Trustees v. Duke

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Sep 1, 1939
4 S.E.2d 328 (N.C. 1939)

Opinion

(Filed 20 September, 1939.)

APPEAL by defendant from Thompson, J., at June Term, 1939, of BEAUFORT. Affirmed.

H. S. Ward for plaintiffs, appellees.

A. E. Daniel for defendant, appellant.


Controversy without action to determine the validity of the title of a tract of land which the plaintiffs contracted to convey to the defendant and the defendant agreed to purchase. The defendant declined to comply with the contract by reason of alleged defects in the title. The graveyard, about which there are certain stipulations in the will of Thomas A. McNair, Sr., is not located on the property plaintiffs propose to convey. Judgment for the plaintiffs, and the defendant appealed.


The questions involved on this appeal are controlled by the decision of this Court in Church v. Bragaw, 144 N.C. 126. The judgment below is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Church Trustees v. Duke

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Sep 1, 1939
4 S.E.2d 328 (N.C. 1939)
Case details for

Church Trustees v. Duke

Case Details

Full title:THE VESTRY AND LEGAL TRUSTEES OF THE PROPERTY OF ST. PETER'S PROTESTANT…

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Sep 1, 1939

Citations

4 S.E.2d 328 (N.C. 1939)
4 S.E.2d 328