Legal Opinion

Wilson v. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, REIDSVILLE, NC

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 12, 1973No. 15PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAKE, Justice.. The first question for our consideration arises upon the contention of First Presbyterian that the properties belong to it free and clear of any trust.

Nothing in the consent judgment rendered in 1961, or in the stipulations of the parties upon which that judgment rested, supports this contention. On the contrary, the parties, including First Presbyterian, then expressly stipulated that the will of Miss Pinnix “provided * * * for the creation of a trust fund to build a church.”

Dr. J. A. Pinnix, the sole life tenant of the lot on which the testatrix intended that the new church…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Teele v. Bishop of DerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
  2. Hess v. SinglerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
  3. Warner v. BatesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
  4. St. James v. Bagley.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
  5. Shannep v. StrongSupreme Court of Kansas · 1945

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Wing v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co., NASupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  2. Pittman v. ThomasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  3. Misenheimer v. MisenheimerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  4. Adcock v. PerrySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  5. Brinkley v. DayCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1987

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