Ladies Benevolent Society v. Orrell

The controversy turns upon the construction of the following paragraph in the will of the late Thomas R. Radcliffe: “My beloved wife Mildred LaTreille Radcliffe to have and to hold all of my personal property, furniture, jewelry, bonds and everything except such as hereinafter bequeathed; she is also to have for the period of her natural life the income from rents from my real estate situate in the city of Wilmington, county of New Hanover, and State of North Carolina, and also of any property or interests that I may acquire subsequent to this will. My wife aforementioned is not to sell or…