QUEVEDO v. DEANS

No. 674.

68 S.E.2d 275 (1951)

234 N.C. 618

QUEVEDO et al. v. DEANS et al.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 12, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnson & Johnson, Lumberton, for plaintiff appellees.

George T. Deans, defendant, in propria persona, and Varser, McIntyre & Henry, Lumberton, for defendants Tolar.


BARNHILL, Justice.

Did the court err (1) in making additional findings of fact, and (2) in holding that the plaintiffs are the owners of the land in controversy? These are the questions the defendants pose for decision. Each must be answered in the negative.

As the cause came on for hearing before the trial judge on exceptions to the report of the referee, he was not bound by the findings of fact or conclusions of law made by the referee. Instead he, in the...

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