Noble v. . Williams
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from 0. II. Allen, J., at chambers in Owslow, 23 September, 1914. Suit for partition in Onslow County. The land in question descended to James L. Mills from his father, Lot Mills. James L. Mills died leaving him surviving a sister of the full blood, Annie M. Noble, and Mills H. Hodges, only child and heir at law of another sister of the full blood, both sisters being children of Lot Mills, deceased.
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Appeal by defendant from 0. II. Allen, J., at chambers in Owslow, 23 September, 1914. Suit for partition in Onslow County. The land in question descended to James L. Mills from his father, Lot Mills. James L. Mills died leaving him surviving a sister of the full blood, Annie M. Noble, and Mills H. Hodges, only child and heir at law of another sister of the full blood, both sisters being children of Lot Mills, deceased. The suit was against John Williams, half-brother of James L. Mills, he being a child of James Mills’ mother by a second husband, Mr. Williams. The petition alleged that…
1Opinion of the CourtHoKe, J.
Tbe relevant facts and correct legal conclusion therefrom are very well stated in his Honor’s judgment, as follows: “It appearing to the court that the petitioners, Annie M. Noble and Mills H. Hodges, claim an undivided one-half interest each in the lands described in the petition as the only heirs of James L. Mills, deceased, and that the said John Williams claims a one-third undivided interest with Annie M. Noble and Mills H. Hodges in said land on the ground that he is a half-brother of the deceased, James L. Mills, and as such half-brother inherits an equal interest with the said Annie M.…
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