Crouse v. . Barham
Supreme Court of North Carolina
PetitioN for partition, tried before Connor, J., at September Term, 1917, of Alamance.' Tbe petitioners are tbe two devisees tinder tbe will of Henry G. Chris-man; tbe defendants, Davis Barbam and others, are tbe children of Mary E. Barham; tbe interpleaders, Lewis C. Ohrisman and others, are tbe brothers and sisters, heirs at law of tbe testator, Henry G. Ohrisman.
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PetitioN for partition, tried before Connor, J., at September Term, 1917, of Alamance.' Tbe petitioners are tbe two devisees tinder tbe will of Henry G. Chris-man; tbe defendants, Davis Barbam and others, are tbe children of Mary E. Barham; tbe interpleaders, Lewis C. Ohrisman and others, are tbe brothers and sisters, heirs at law of tbe testator, Henry G. Ohrisman. Tbe matter before tbe court is tbe proper construction of tbe will of said Ohrisman, which reads as follows: “I, Henry G. Ohrisman, of tbe aforesaid county and State, being of sound mind, but considering the uncertainty of my…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
It is unnecessary to consider whether the children of Mary E. Barham took any estate under the will of Henry GL Chrisman, as they did not appeal, and appear to be content with the judgment of the court in favor of their mother.
The interpleaders, the brothers and sisters.of the testator, alone appealed. They admit that the testator, “by his last will and testament, did devise and bequeath all his real and personal property to his wife, Mary J. Chrisman, for the term of her natural life. And these defendants aver that, subject to the life estate given and devised to Mary J. Chrisman, their…
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