Wells v. . Wells
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants from George W. Ward, J., beard by consent August Term, 1911, of DupliN. Tbe facts are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion of tbe Court by Mr. GMef Justice Ciarle.
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, 0. J.
W. D. Wells, deceased, left surviving bim a widow, wbo, it is admitted, is entitled to balf of tbe personal estate, and bis mother, wbo claims to be entitled to tbe other balf of tbe personal estate; also two sisters and a brother, wbo claim that they are entitled to share equally with tbe mother in that balf of tbe estate — that is, they contend that tbe mother, tbe brother, and tbe two sisters a,re entitled, each, to one-eighth.
Tbe distribution of tbe personal estate of an intestate is entirely statutory. Revisal, 132 (3), provides: “If there be no child nor legal representative…
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- In Re the Trusteeship of KenanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
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