Reese v. Carson

Appellants concede, and properly so, that the failure of Erline Duncan Walker to file a final account in the Superior Court before her death would not preclude a determination that there had been a complete distribution of the estate of William T. Duncan. Their contention is that a complete distribution was not accomplished because the $4,000.00 bequest to Joel H. Walker, as provided in the Will of William T. Duncan, was never paid.

Each of the checks in payment of the specific bequests of cash under the Will of William T. Duncan, including the one payable to Joel H. Walker for his specific…