Balsley v. . Balsley
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was a civil actioN, tried before Ilis Honor W. A. Sohe, at December Term, 1894, of the Superior Court of Guileoed County, brought by T. E. Balsley, Executor of J. B. Balsley for the purpose of obtaining a construction of the last will and testament of said J. B. Balsley, and for sale of the real estate of said testator, and a distribution of the proceeds thereof and of the personal estate of the testator. A jury trial was waived by consent of-the parties.
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This was a civil actioN, tried before Ilis Honor W. A. Sohe, at December Term, 1894, of the Superior Court of Guileoed County, brought by T. E. Balsley, Executor of J. B. Balsley for the purpose of obtaining a construction of the last will and testament of said J. B. Balsley, and for sale of the real estate of said testator, and a distribution of the proceeds thereof and of the personal estate of the testator. A jury trial was waived by consent of-the parties. The facts admitted by the pleadings, and the parties, including those in the Eeferee’s Eeport, and found by His Honor and set forth in…
1Opinion of the Court
Aveey, J.:
The frequent filing of bills under the old, and institution of actions in the nature of bills in equity under the new practice, by executors and trustees against those entitled to the beneficial interests, for the purpose of obtaining a construction of wills, have led to the thorough crystallization of the leading principles governing causes of this kind.
1. Only such questions will be determined by the Court, •as it is necessary to settle in order to protect the Jidireiary in the discharge of his present duty. Tyson v. Tyson, 100 N. C., 360; Tayloe v. Bond, Busbee’s Eq., 5.
( 2. The…
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