Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1854

Smith v. Bennett

Smith v. Bennett
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided June 15, 1854 · Pearson
46 N.C. 372

Smith v. Bennett

Opinion of the Court

Pearson, J.

The charge was, in effect, that if the plaintiff had used and enjoyed the way for more than twenty years, he was entitled to recover. This is correct, as far as it goes; but it does not go far enough. The user must be adverse, and as of right. No right can be acquired, unless it be claimed and asserted. This case is settled by that of Mebane v. Patrick, ante. 23; Ingram v. Hough, id. 39, not published until after the trial.

Venire de novo.

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