Legal Opinion

Westfeldt v. . Reynolds

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 27, 1926PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.

Tbe will now submitted for construction was before tbe Court on an issue of devisavit vel non at the Fall Term, 1924, and is set out in full in 188 N. C., 702, with a valuable opinion by Associate Justice Clarkson, upholding tbe validity of tbe several paper-writings as tbe last will and testament of Jenny Westfeldt, deceased.

Tbe appeal presents four separate and distinct questions. They will be considered seriatim.

First, as to whether tbe specific bequests of $1,000 and $3,000 to Christine Reynolds and tbe specific bequests of $1,000 and $3,000 to Christine Price are substitutional or…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Starnes v. . HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1893
  2. Bowen v. Hackney.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
  3. Hilliard v. . KearneySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1853
  4. Witty v. WittySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
  5. Rees v. . WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Heyer v. BulluckSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936
  2. Heyer v. . BulluckSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936
  3. Elmore v. AustinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
  4. Williamson v. CoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  5. House v. HouseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949

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