CANNON v. BAKER

No. 95.

113 S.E.2d 44 (1960)

252 N.C. 111

Roland CANNON and Helen Cannon v. Paul T. BAKER.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 2, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James & Speight, W. H. Watson, Greenville, for plaintiffs.

J. Harvey Turner, Kinston, for defendant.


DENNY, Justice.

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 deed is well stated in Griffin v. Springer, 244 N.C. 95, 92 S.E.2d...

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