Legal Opinion

Woodard v. Clark

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 24, 1952No. 107PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBaRNHIll, J.

Tbe plaintiff on this appeal does not contend there is any error in tbe judgment entered in respect to tbe real property devised to ber. Tbe question she raises, as stated in ber brief, is this: “Is tbe feme plaintiff’s estate in tbe personal properties bequeathed to ber by Item 5 of ber father’s Will absolute, or is it subject to a valid limitation over ?”

We settled that question on tbe former appeal, Woodard v. Clark, 234 N.C. 215, 66 S.E. 2d 888. We then said:

“A consideration of tbe language contained in tbe Clark will in tbe light of this rule leads us to tbe conclusion that tbe devise to…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Chewning v. . MasonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
  2. Woodard v. ClarkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  3. Hambright v. . CarrollSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1933
  4. Poindexter v. Johnson Motor Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  5. Ritch v. . MorrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Poindexter v. WACHOVIA BANK AND TRUST COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
  2. Ridge v. BrightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  3. Barton v. CampbellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
  4. Johnson v. North Carolina Department of Cultural ResourcesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  5. Finlayson v. Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1960

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