CRUMPTON v. MITCHELL

No. 85.

281 S.E.2d 1 (1981)

Harris C. CRUMPTON and wife, Debbie Crumpton, Steve Crumpton and wife, Sharon Crumpton, and Brooks Crumpton (Single), Petitioners, v. Knox MITCHELL (Single) and George E. Mitchell and wife, Mary Mitchell, Respondents.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Graham & Cheshire by D. Michael Parker, Attys., Hillsborough, for petitioner-appellees.

Burke & King by Ronnie P. King, Attys., Roxboro, for respondent-appellants.


EXUM, Justice.

By order entered at the 20 December 1979 Session of Person Superior Court Judge Anthony Brannon concluded as a matter of law that respondents were not entitled to share in certain proceeds passing under a deed. The sole question presented is whether those adopted out of a family take as "issue" of that family under a deed granting a remainder to "issue." We conclude that they do not and affirm the decision of the trial court.1

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