Skinner v. . Wynne
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from tbe Court of Equity of Tyrrel County. Joseph Iialsey died in tbe year , leaving two grand children, Joseph Halsey Skinner and Sarah Halsey Skinner, infant children of bis deceased daughter Anne, and another grand child, Joseph Halsey Wynne, infant child of bis deceased daughter Sarah.
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Appeal from tbe Court of Equity of Tyrrel County. Joseph Iialsey died in tbe year , leaving two grand children, Joseph Halsey Skinner and Sarah Halsey Skinner, infant children of bis deceased daughter Anne, and another grand child, Joseph Halsey Wynne, infant child of bis deceased daughter Sarah. Both tbe daughters of Mr. Halsey, died in tbe life time of their father, leaving husbands surviving them, but be bad no other children, nor any descendants of such besides tbe three grand children mentioned above. Mr. Halsey, during the life of liis daughter, Mrs. Sldnner, put into her husbands…
1Opinion of the CourtNash, C. J.
Joseph Halsey died in the year-, intestate, and administration on bis estate was granted to H. Gf. Spruill, one of tbe defendants. The intestate left three grand children, Joseph Halsey Slrinner and Sarah Skinner, whose mother, a daughter of the intestate, died before him, and Joseph Halsey Wynne, whose mother also died before the intestate. The two first grand children are plaintiffs, and the third is a defendant. The bill is filed to settle the estate of Joseph Halsey, and prays an account and partition of certain slaves.
Two years had not elapsed from the qualification of the defendant,…
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