Clayton v. . Rose
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Ejectment tried at Fall Term, 1881, of Hyde Superior Court, before Bennett, J. Appeal by plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
On November 2nd, 1855, Allen Burrus conveyed the land in dispute to Thomas S. Burrus in trust “for the sole use and benefit ” of the plaintiff then the wife of William P. Clayton, “ during her natural life, and that after her death the trustee shall hold and possess the land and premises aforesaid for the sole benefit and advantage.of the heirs of her body begotten by her present husband, to be conveyed to her said heirs when the youngest shall have arrived at the age of twenty-one years provided the said Susan be then dead,” and in case there shall be no such heirs, then the remainder to be…
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