Pasley v. . Richardson

Sep 5, 1896
Reporters:
,
Before:
Eaiboloth
EAiboloth, C. J. :

This was an action of ejectment. Each party introduced evidence ‍‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‍of title. Defendants proposed to introduce the tax lists of Alleghany county for the year 1874 and all following years to show that Samuel Pasley, under ‍‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‍whom defendants claimed title, listed the land in dispute, and that plaintiff did not list said land for taxes during any of said years. This was ‍‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‍offered to rebut plaintiff’s title, and to show the character of defendants’ and Samuel Pasley’s possession. Plaintiff objected to this evidence. Objection sustained and defendants excepted. ‍‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‍Yerdict and judgment for plaintiff and defendants appealed.

*450 In this ruling of his Honor there was error. The evidence was competent and its weight was for the ‍‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‍jury. Austin v. King, 97 N. C., 339; 1 Greenleaf Ev., Sec. 493. New trial.

New Trial.