William v. . Sasser

It is conceded in the briefs of the parties that the rule in' Shelley's case is not involved for the reason that the superadded words “equally divided between the lawful begotten heirs of her body” bar its application. Ward v. Jones, 40 N. C., 400; Mills v. Thorne, 95 N. C., 362; Jones v. Whichard, 163 N. C., 244; Haar v. Schloss, 169 N. C., 228; Blackledge v. Simmons, 180 N. C., 535.

Therefore, Martha L. Williams, the grantee in the deed, took thereunder a life estate only with remainder to be “equally divided between the lawful begotten heirs of her body,” it being further provided that “at…