Puckett v. . Morgan
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from Ferguson, J., at October Term, 1911, of EbaNk-XIN. Tbis was a civil action to recover possession of certain land described in tbe complaint. Tbe defendant demurred to tbe complaint. Tbe court sustained tbe demurrer, and tbe plaintiff appealed. Tbe facts are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion of tbe Court by Mr. Justice Brown.
1Opinion of the CourtBbowN, J.
In 1890, 'William Pace, the maternal grandfather of the plaintiff, died, leaving a will containing the following clause: “Item: I leave Martha Morgan, the wife of James Morgan, 48% acres of land, known as the Rachael tract, on the east side, during her life, then to her bodily heirs, if any; but if she have none, back to her brothers and sisters.”
Martha Morgan died in 1894, leaving two daughters, of whom the plaintiff is one, she having since intermarried with P. II. Puckett. James Morgan, the husband of Martha Morgan, is still living and in possession of the land aforesaid, to recover which…
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