Supreme Court of North Carolina February 5, 1889 (Sawyer v. . Bray)

Shepherd, J.

Several exceptions were taken to the charge of his Honor, but the one which was chiefly relied upon in this Court, and which is sufficient to dispose of this appeal, is embraced in the instruction that “ even if the deputy did levy, unless he retained possession either by himself or his agent, the lien of the levy was lost, and the deed of assignment, if made and registered when