Cozart v. . Lyon
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil Action tried at Spring Term, 1884, of Granville Superior Court, before McKoy, J. The defendant appealed from the ruling and judgment of court below.
1Opinion of the CourtAshe, J.
The object of this action is.to obtain a con- struetion .of the will of John W. Lyon, deceased, in regard to the disposition of his real estate under said will.
' A trial by jury was waived, and all the issues of fact as well as of law were submitted to the determination of the court.
On the trial, a plat was exhibited by the parties,showing with general correctness the different tracts of land of the testator, and their relative situation and boundaries in respect to one another.
There were several tracts of land devised by the testator to different persons, lying contiguous to each other,…
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