Legal Opinion

Ray v. . Poole

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 21, 1924PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.

The defendant contends that the remainder to the children of Georgia H. Poole under the deed from H. C. Herndon was a vested remainder, and that a life tenant can maintain a partition proceeding against the remainderman; and, further, if the court should be of the opinion that the remainder to the children was contingent, then the irregularity in bringing the proceeding before the clerk instead of the judge has been cured by chapter 64, Laws 1923, which was a reenactment of C. S., 1745.

We find no authority in this State to support a proceeding for partition between the life tenant and the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Simpson v. . WallaceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  2. Williams v. . HassellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1876
  3. Gillespie v. . AllisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
  4. In Re Inheritance Tax, Baugham's EstateSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Chas. W. Priddy & Co. v. SanderfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  2. Burton v. . CahillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  3. Smith v. . SuittSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
  4. Stepp v. . SteppSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  5. Watson v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1940

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