Legal Opinion

Askew v. . Dildy

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 10, 1924PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStacy, J.

The ease involves a. construction of the will of J. T. Dildy.

In the first item of his will the testator left approximately one-half of his estate to his son, C. P. Dildy, adding the following words immediately after the devise: “But it is understood that said O. P. Dildy, after my death, is to take care of my wife, M. Susan Dildy, and to furnish her all the necessaries of life, and after her death to give her a decent burial at his expense.”

The second item reads as follows: “I give and bequeath unto the rest of my legal heirs the balance real estate, to be equally divided between them in any…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cox v. . WardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
  2. Wall v. . WallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1900
  3. Wellons v. . JordanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  4. Bailey v. . BaileySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
  5. Goldsboro Lumber Co. v. Hines Bros. Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1910

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Crawford v. . WilloughbySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  2. Patterson v. . BrandonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1946

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