Joyner v. Duncan

COPELAND, Justice.

No devise or grant of a future interest in property is valid unless the title thereto must vest in interest, if at all, not later than twenty-one years, plus the period of gestation, after some life or lives in being at the creation of the interest. Parker v. Parker, 252 N.C. 399, 113 S.E. 2d 899 (1960); McPherson v. First & Citizens National Bank of Elizabeth City, 240 N.C. 1, 81 S.E. 2d 386 (1954); McQueen v. Branch Banking & Trust Co., 234 N.C. 737, 68 S.E. 2d 831 (1952). For testamentary devises, the period of time prescribed by the rule begins to run at testator’s…