Cannon v. Baker

Since Roland Cannon outlived Erastus Cannon and wife, Betty Cannon, it is only necessary to consider and construe those provisions of the deed from Erastus Cannon and wife to Roland Cannon with respect to the disposition of the property at the. death of the life tenant, Roland Cannon.

The accepted rule in the interpretation of a dieed is well stated in Griffin v. Springer, 244 N.C. 95, 92 S.E. 2d 682, by Parker, J., where he said: “From the earliest periods, and continuously to the present time, we have 'adhered to the rule that in construing a deed the discovery of the intention of the…