Legal Opinion
Leggett v. . Simpson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided September 11, 1918PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Appeal by plaintiffs from Connor, J., at August Term, 1918, of WASHINGTON. ■ Tbis was a proceeding for partition, begun before the clerk, and heard on appeal by Connor, J., at August Term, 1918, of Washington.
1Opinion of the CourtClash, C. J.
The only question presented depends upon the construction of the following clauses in the will of U. W. Swanner:
“I lend to my nieces, Elizabeth Bateman, wife of John Daniel Bate-man, and to Charlotte Baxter, wife of Samuel Baxter, all of the tract of land whereon I now live, and all other lands I own, except the tracts or parcels devised in former items, for and during the terms of their natural lives.
“I give and devise to the lawful children of my nieces, Elizabeth ' Bateman and Charlotte Baxter, all the lands which I have loaned in a former item to my nieces, Elizabeth Bateman and Charlotte…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cullens v. . CullensSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
- Kirkman v. . SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1917
- Moore v. . LeachSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1857
- Rice v. KletteCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
3Cited by11 opinions
- Coppedge v. CoppedgeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
- Burton v. . CahillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
- WACHOVIA BANK AND TRUST COMPANY v. BryantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
- Walsh v. . FriedmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1941
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