BULLOCK v. BULLOCK

No. 738.

111 S.E.2d 837 (1960)

251 N.C. 559

Albert BULLOCK and George Bullock; and Charles William Bullock, Georgia Ann Bullock and Linda Marie Bullock, minors, by their next friend, Delphia B. Bullock, v. Lila Faye BULLOCK and Martha Joy Bullock.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 14, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Britt, Campbell & Britt, Fairmont, for plaintiffs.

F. L. Adams, Rowland, and Hackett & Weinstein, Lumberton, for defendants.


DENNY, Justice.

The primary question to be determined on this appeal is whether or not it was the intent of the testator to include any child or children who might be adopted by any one or more of his sons named in Item 3 of his last will and testament, as ultimate taker or takers of a fee simple estate thereunder.

If the testator had devised his 106-acre farm to his four sons named in Item 3 of his last will and testament, during the term of their natural...

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