Legal Opinion
Williams v. . Thompson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 11, 1939PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDevin, J.
The question of title to land presented for decision by this appeal depends upon the proper construction to be given to the following clause in the will of Sallie F. C. Long :
“Item I; I leave to my niece Clarentine E. Clift lot No. 108, in the Town of Plymouth during her natural life, and after her death I give and bequeath the said lot with all improvements and hereditaments to the Methodist Episcopal Church in this place, to be used by the stewards or legal representatives of the said Church in the Town of Plymouth as a parsonage for the minister and for no other purpose, in order to secure…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Braddy v. . ElliottSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
- St. James v. Bagley.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Saint Peter's Church v. BragawSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
- Hall v. . QuinnSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Helms v. Helms.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Niemann v. Vaughn Community ChurchWashington Supreme Court · 2005
- King v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
- Citizens National Bank v. Grandfather Home for Children, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Young Women's Christian Ass'n of Asheville v. MorganSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Mattox v. StateSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
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