Christmas v. . Winston
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from W. B. Allen, J., January Term, 1910, of Wake. From a judgment for defendant, tbe plaintiffs appeal. Tbe facts are stated in tbe opinion of tbe Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBkowN, J.
J. H. Miller devised tbe land in question to tbe plaintiffs J. H. Christmas, G. 0. Christmas and Roseoe C. Christmas, and “their heirs, equally share and share alike,” and in a subsequent part of his will provided that “the property and estate given, devised and bequeathed by this last will and testament is given, devised and bequeathed upon condition that it shall not be divided or disposed of until said three parties, or all of them who shall, live that long, shall reach the age of twenty-four years.” One of said parties, J. H. Christmas, is dead, without leaving wife or children. Gr. 0.…
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