ETHERIDGE v. WESCOTT

No. 23.

94 S.E.2d 846 (1956)

244 N.C. 637

R. Bruce ETHERIDGE, Individually, and T. S. Meeklns, Jr., and Percy Meeklns, Executors of T. S. Meeklns Estate, v. Essie N. WESCOTT and husband, G. T. Wescott, Jr.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 31, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Worth & Horner, Elizabeth City, for defendant-appellants.

McCown & McCown, Manteo, LeRoy & Goodwin, and John H. Hall, Elizabeth City, for plaintiff-appellees.


DENNY, Justice.

The record in this case presents 120 assignments of error. Obviously, we will not consider them seriatim. We think, however, the appeal may be disposed of by a consideration of the following questions:

1. Was it competent for a witness on behalf of the plaintiffs to testify that certain deeds in Etheridge's chain of title covered the lands in dispute?

2. Did the court err in failing to submit an issue as to the title of the lands...

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