Munroe v. . Hall
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action, tried before Boykin, Judge, at May Term, 1886, of Cumberland Superior Court. It appears that Neill Munroe was the owner in fee of the land mentioned and described in a deed executed by him at the time therein mentioned, whereof the following is a copy: “ To all people to whom these presents shall come, I, Neill Munroe, do send greeting : “Know ye, that I, the said Neill Munroe, of the county of Cumberland, and State of North Carolina, for and in consideration…
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Civil action, tried before Boykin, Judge, at May Term, 1886, of Cumberland Superior Court. It appears that Neill Munroe was the owner in fee of the land mentioned and described in a deed executed by him at the time therein mentioned, whereof the following is a copy: “ To all people to whom these presents shall come, I, Neill Munroe, do send greeting : “Know ye, that I, the said Neill Munroe, of the county of Cumberland, and State of North Carolina, for and in consideration of the love and good will and affection which I have and do bear towards my living children, Thomas Mun-roe, Patrick…
1Opinion of the Court
Merrimon, J.,
(after stating the facts). The sole question presented by the record in this case for our decision is, did the deed in question operate to convey the fee simple estate in the land therein described as situate and being on the north side of the road mentioned to Annabella Munroe and Mary Munroe?
We cannot hesitate to answer this question in the affirmative. The deed by appropriate terms for that purpose, conveys the fee to them, and there is nothing in it that at all indicates a contrary intention on the part of the donor, except the words limiting the estate to these sisters “ as…
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