Netherton v. . Candler
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ActioN, tried at Fall Term, 1877, of Buncombe Superior Court, before Schench, J. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion delivered by Mr. Justice Reade. Defendants demurred to the complaint. Demurrer overruled. Appeal by defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtReade, J.
The action is by the devisees and legatees of the late Zachariah Candler, deceased, for a settlement of the «state. G-eorge W. Candler was the executor of'the will, and died intestate and no administrator de bonis non with the will annexed of Zachariah Candler had been appointed, and no administrator of George W. Candler had been appointed. ■
In this state of things the plaintiffs brought this action against the defendant’s children, and next of kin, and heirs at law of George W. Candler, deceased.
The complaint alleges that Zachariah Candler died ■seized and possessed of a large number of…
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