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OVERTON v. BOYCE

No. 104

221 S.E.2d 347 (1976)

289 N.C. 291

Penelope Badham OVERTON, and Alexander Badham (Original Plaintiffs), Robert Bembry, Administrator of Penelope Badham Overton and Robert Bembry, Administrator of Alexander Badham v. A. C. BOYCE, sometimes known as Lonnie Boyce (Original Defendant), Celia U. Boyce, widow of A. C. Boyce, et al.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 29, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Powell, Greenville, and Samuel S. Mitchell, Raleigh, for plaintiffs.

Pritchett, Cooke & Burch by J. A. Pritchett, W. W. Pritchett, Jr., and W. L. Cooke, Windsor, for defendants.

LAKE, Justice.

A deed purporting to convey an interest in land is void unless it contains a description of the land sufficient to identify it or refers to something extrinsic by which the land may be identified with certainty. State v. Brooks, 279 N.C. 45, 181 S.E.2d 553; Carlton v. Anderson, 276 N.C. 564, 173 S.E.2d 783

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