Bryan v. . Dunn
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action for the recovery of laud, tried before Lob-insón, J., at Fall Term, 1896, of Halifax Superior Court. The facts appear in the opinion of the Court. There was judgment against the plaintiffs who appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, J.:
In the last will and testament of Mrs. Nancy Conigland, she devised a certain tract of land in Halifax county to her husband for life, with remainder after his death to her nephew, Newell E. Eaucett, if he should be living at that time, or to his living issue should he be then dead. The testatrix further declared her will to be “that in case the real estate hereby devised to the said Newell E. Eaucett should at any time be subjected or sought to be subjected by process of law to the debts of the said Newell, theu his estate therein shall eo instanti cease and determine, and the…
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