Lee v. . Lee
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Issue of Devisavit vel NON, tried before Buxton, J., at Spring Term, 1874, of IIaeNEtt Superior Court, to which it had been removed from the Superior Court of Sampson county. Pharaoh Lee, the alleged testator, was an aged white man, who lived and died unmarried in the county of Sampson.
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Issue of Devisavit vel NON, tried before Buxton, J., at Spring Term, 1874, of IIaeNEtt Superior Court, to which it had been removed from the Superior Court of Sampson county. Pharaoh Lee, the alleged testator, was an aged white man, who lived and died unmarried in the county of Sampson. The paper writing, purporting to be his last will and testament, was offered for probate in the Probate Court of Sampson county, b)r the propounders, who are colored-people and former slaves of the testator, and mentioned as legatees in the will. The caveators are brothers and sisters, and the children of…
1Opinion of the CourtSettle, J.
On the trial of this issue of devisamt vel non, it became necessary for the sheriff to summons tales jurors, which he did by the order of the Court. The caveators, after having challenged three jurors, peremptorily challenged for cause, a tales juror, being a colored man named Anson Bailey, who was examined on his voir dire. He was asked'by the counsel for the caveators if he had formed or expressed an opinion about this cause. He answered no. The counsel asked him if he had paid bis taxes. He answered yes. He was then asked if bis name was on tbe jury list for tbe county. He answered no.
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