Fisher v. Melton
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
HEDRICK, Chief Judge.
The pertinent parts of R. B. Melton’s last will and testament provide:
8(g) Upon the death of my daughter and my wife, if she then be my widow, the trust herein created shall be terminated and I give, devise and bequeath to the said Thomas 0. Fulghum, W. B. Melton and Addison Hoyt Smith, or the survivor or survivors of them all of my estate, real, personal and mixed, in equal shares in fee simple.
8(h) For their services, said trustees shall from time to time be paid such reasonable compensation, to be taken out of the funds of this trust, as may be approved by the court to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jernigan v. LeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Moore v. TilleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972