Keziah v. . Medlin
Supreme Court of North Carolina
CONTROVERSY without action, submitted to Cline, J., at December Term, 1916, of Union. His Honor rendered judgment in favor of plaintiffs, and defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
- Brown, J.
The facts set out in the record are to the effect that plaintiffs contracted to sell defendant and defendant agreed to buy a fee-simple estate in the land devised to them by the will of their father. Defendant refused to comply with the contract, on the ground that feme plaintiffs did not have and could not convey a fee-simple interest in said shares of land. The only point involved is whether feme plaintiffs took a fee-simple estate under the will of their father.
In paragraph 1 of said will a tract of land is given for life to one of the sons. In paragraph 2 another tract is given…
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