Cilley v. . Geitner
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants from Finley, J., in chambers at "Wilkesboro, 9 July, 1921, from Catawba. A. A. Shuford died in Catawba County in May, 1912, his will being probated 11 May, 1912. His widow dissented from Lis will, which was construed In re Shuford,' 164 N. C., 133. She died 1 March, 1921. Her dissent did not in any manner affect the rights of the devisees and distributees under the will.
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Appeal by defendants from Finley, J., in chambers at "Wilkesboro, 9 July, 1921, from Catawba. A. A. Shuford died in Catawba County in May, 1912, his will being probated 11 May, 1912. His widow dissented from Lis will, which was construed In re Shuford,' 164 N. C., 133. She died 1 March, 1921. Her dissent did not in any manner affect the rights of the devisees and distributees under the will. The annual allowances provided therein were paid until the time of her death, when, in accordance with the terms of the will the surviving executors, the defendants Geitner and Menzies, proceeded to…
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
It appears from the will of A. A. Shuford that the only specific, unconditional bequests made by him, to become effective at the time of his death, were:
1. The allowance of $2,000 per year to his widow for each and every year that she should survive him.
2. The allowance of $1,000 per year to each of the 7 children, naming them, “during the term of the natural life” of his widow.
3. Two hundred dollars a year to the pastor of the Corinth Reformed Church of Hickory during the life of his widow.
4. An allowance of $200 a year to Julius H. Shuford, and $100 a year to Mrs. Laura Ramseur, to be paid…
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