Newlin v. Gill, State Treasurer

BRANCH, Justice.

In North Carolina, the devolution of property by descent and distribution is entirely within the province of the General Assembly. Edwards v. Yearby, 168 N.C. 663, 85 S.E. 19; Hodges v. Lipscomb, 128 N.C. 57, 38 S.E. 281. The rights of relatives to inherit are set forth in G.S. 29-14, G.S. 29-15, G.S. 29-21, and G.S. 29-22. We are not here concerned with illegitimates, and the provisions of G.S. 29-21 and G.S. 29-22 are, therefore, not pertinent to decision.

G.S. 29-14 defines the shares of the surviving spouse in case of intestacy and G.S. 29-15 delineates the shares of all…