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LESANE v. CHANDLER

No. 7013SC223.

175 S.E.2d 351 (1970)

Lois Lennon LESANE and husband, Thurman Lesane, and Swannie Willard Lennon, also known as Swannie Lennon Gowans, separated v. Rease S. CHANDLER, formerly Rease S. Lennon, and husband Mr. Sam Chandler.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 15, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. H. Burns, Jr., Whiteville, for petitioner appellants.

J. B. Eure, Eure & Lambert, Whiteville, for respondent appellees.

BRITT, Judge.

Did Russell Lennon die intestate as to the lands in controversy? Construing the instrument in light of the following propositions, we conclude that he did not.

1. The dispositive word "bequeath" is sufficient to include both personalty and realty. Case v. Biberstein, 207 N.C. 514, 177 S.E. 802.

2. In its technical sense, "estate" refers to the degree, quantity, nature and extent of a person's interest in land. Nicholson Corp. v. Ferguson...

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