Williams v. Parker
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ActioN to recover land, tried at Fall Term, 1880, of LINCOLN Superior Court, before Seymour, J. A jury trial was waived and the case was submitted to His Honor to be tried upon the law and the facts.
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Civil ActioN to recover land, tried at Fall Term, 1880, of LINCOLN Superior Court, before Seymour, J. A jury trial was waived and the case was submitted to His Honor to be tried upon the law and the facts. The following are the facts of the case : The land mentioned in the pleading belonged to John Williams and is the land referred to in his will, which contains the following clauses which are material to the case: “ I give and bequeath to my wife, Polly Williams, and my grand-daughter, Sarah Jane Williams, all my land whereon I now live, and all my personal property of every order, during my…
1Opinion of the CourtAsiie, J.
We think the construction put by His Honor on the will of John Williams, the testator, is correct.; and we adopt the opinion of His Honor as that of this court, and holding that there is no error, the judgment of the court below must be affirmed.
No error. Affirmed.
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