Cornelius v. Brawley
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was an ACTION devisavit vel non, tried before Graves, J., at February Term, 1891, of Iredell Superior Court. The paper-writing, bearing date July 5th, 1888, together with a paper appended as a codicil, bearing date March 5th, 1889, purporting to be the last will and testament of W. J. Brawley, deceased, is without subscribing witnesses.
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This was an ACTION devisavit vel non, tried before Graves, J., at February Term, 1891, of Iredell Superior Court. The paper-writing, bearing date July 5th, 1888, together with a paper appended as a codicil, bearing date March 5th, 1889, purporting to be the last will and testament of W. J. Brawley, deceased, is without subscribing witnesses. It was propounded as the will of said decedent by the persons named as executors therein, and was admitted to probate, ex parte, by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Iredell County, on May 10th, 1889, upon the oath of one J. M. Shook that the said will…
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, J.:
The issue submitted arose on the pleadings, and was such as afforded either parly opportunity to present any view of the law arising upon the evidence through the medium of pertinent instructions, and was therefore sufficient (Humphreys v. Trustees, at this term; McAdoo v. Railroad, 105 N. C., 140; Denmark v. Railroad, 107 N. C., 187; Leach v, Linde, 108 N. C., 547), and, indeed, follows the precedents in such cases, Eaton’s Forms, 282.
The issues suggested by appellants presented rather evidential than constitutive facts, and were properly rejected. Grant v. Bell, 87 N. C., 34;…
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