Buffaloe v. . Barnes
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants Euth Buffaloe Wilson, Katie Buffaloe and Norman B. Buffaloe from Grady, Emergency Judge, at September Term, 1945, of Wake. Modified and affirmed. This was an action by tbe executors of tbe will of David T. Barnes, deceased, under tbe Declaratory Judgment Act, for advice and direction in tbe administration of tbe estate. Tbe devisees and legatees are made parties defendant. All are of full age.
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Appeal by defendants Euth Buffaloe Wilson, Katie Buffaloe and Norman B. Buffaloe from Grady, Emergency Judge, at September Term, 1945, of Wake. Modified and affirmed. This was an action by tbe executors of tbe will of David T. Barnes, deceased, under tbe Declaratory Judgment Act, for advice and direction in tbe administration of tbe estate. Tbe devisees and legatees are made parties defendant. All are of full age. Tbe cause was submitted to tbe court for decision of certain questions of law based upon an agreed statement of facts. Tbe admitted facts pertinent to tbe inquiry were substantially…
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partSeawell, J.
This was an action by the executors of the will of David T. Barnes, deceased, under the Declaratory Judgment Act, for advice and direction in the administration of the estate. The devisees and legatees are made parties defendant. All are of full age.
The cause was submitted to the court for decision of certain questions of law based upon an agreed statement of facts. The admitted facts pertinent to the inquiry were substantially these:
David T. Barnes died 23 August, 1944, leaving a last will and testament wherein he named the plaintiffs executors, and made numerous devises and bequests to his…
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