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Bray v. . CarterBray v. . Carter

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Sep 5, 1894
Reporters:
,
Before:
Shepherd
Shepherd, C. J.:

This is an action in the nature of replevin to ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍recover a crop of corn cultivated on the land of the feme defendant. The plaintiff claims under a chattel mortgage executed by her husband, ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍but there is no evidence tending to show that she knew of or assented to the execution of the said mortgage, or that ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍she bad leased her land to her husband, or had given him any proprietary use or interest in the same. The case is, ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍therefore, clearly within the principles laid down in Wells v. Batts, 112 N. C., 283, and Branch v. Ward, 114 N. C., 148, and it was error in holding that ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍the plaintiff was entitled to recover any part of the crop.

New trial.

Case Details

Case Name: Bray v. . Carter
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: Sep 5, 1894
Citations: 115 N.C. 16; 20 S.E. 164
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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