If one patent kps over upon another, and the latter patentee is in the actual possession of the pait covered by both for seven years, he will acquire the title - but if neither be in the actual possession, it will belong to the first patentee.
Sawyer, 3 N.C. 235, 2 Hayw. 235 (1803)
April 1803
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North Carolina Superior Court
3 N.C. 235, 2 Hayw. 235