Legal Opinion
Litaker v. . Stallings
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 10, 1930Published
1Opinion of the CourtStagy, C. J.
The case presents for construction the will of Mrs. M. M. Litaker.
Item 1 provides for the payment of debts.
“Item 2. I will and bequeath to my beloved son Chas. L. Litaker five hundred dollars.
“Item 3. I will and bequeath to my beloved daughter Louise Y. Litaker all of the rest of my proj>erty both real and personal of whatsoever kind.”
Item 4 names Ohas. L. Litaker as executor.
The personal property is not sufficient to pay the decedent’s debts and the costs of administration. Louise Y. Litaker predeceased the testatrix and left no issue her surviving, hence the devise to her in Item 3 of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Robinson, Ex'r. C. v. . McIver and OthersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1869
- McGehee v. . McGeheeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Rinehart v. RinehartWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
- Hill v. . TomsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
- Johnson v. . FarrellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1870