Savage v. . Lee
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil Action tried at Spring Term, 1883, of CiiowaN Superior Court, before Shepherd, J. The following facts were agreed upon :■ 1. Reddick Watson died in April, 1881, seized of a bouse and lot in the town of Edenton, leaving the plaintiffs his only heirs-at-law. 2. On the 2d day of February, 1866, he conveyed the said land by deed to Hannah Watson during her natural life, and at her death to her three children, Reddick, Florence., and Nicey-Watson, in fee-simple, reserving…
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Civil Action tried at Spring Term, 1883, of CiiowaN Superior Court, before Shepherd, J. The following facts were agreed upon :■ 1. Reddick Watson died in April, 1881, seized of a bouse and lot in the town of Edenton, leaving the plaintiffs his only heirs-at-law. 2. On the 2d day of February, 1866, he conveyed the said land by deed to Hannah Watson during her natural life, and at her death to her three children, Reddick, Florence., and Nicey-Watson, in fee-simple, reserving to himself a life estate therein. 3. He was never married, and the children were the natural children of Reddick by the…
1Opinion of the CourtAhiiK, J.
The solo question presented by the case agreed is whether the deed in question passed any estate to the defendants. The deed, which is sent up as part of the record, conves s in terms the land in controversy to Hannah Watson for life, and at her death to her three children, Reddick, Florence and Nicer Watson, in consideration of “their kind attention and as faithful servants to the vendor in sickness as well as in health,” and for the further consideration of live dollars to the vendor in hand paid by the vendees, reserving to the vendor his life-time right in the premises. The deed was duly…
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