Handley v. . Warren
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Alien, J., at October Term, 1922, of WayNE. Civil action to determine tbe ownership of $700 in tbe bands of tbe clerk of tbe Superior Court of "Wayne County. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, tbe defendant, Annie "Warren, appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, J.
In 1919, W. J. Handley died leaving a last will and testament in wbich be devised and bequeathed all of bis property, both real and personal, to bis stepmother, Zilphia Handley. the defendant Annie Warren is the testator’s only surviving sister. She was dissatisfied with the provisions of her brother’s will, and thought at one time that she would file a caveat to have it set aside or to determine its validity; but this was not done. James M. Wood, executor under the will of W. J. Handley, after paying the testator’s debts, turned over the balance in bis bands, $1,525.90, to the clerk of the…
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