Head v. . Head
This text of 137 S.E. 153 (Head v. . Head) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of North Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
This is a submission of controversy without action. The sole question to be determined: Does Burke Head own said lands in fee, subject to the life estate of Lizzie Head therein, or does he own only a life estate therein subject to a life éstate of Lizzie Head therein?
The judgment of the court below was as follows: “It is thereupon considered and- adjudged by the court that Burke Head owns said land in fee, subject to the life estate of Lizzie Head.” The construction of the deed given by the court below we think correct, from the language and intention gathered from the entire instrument.
We think the decision of the court below in accordance with the authorities in this State. There is no new or novel proposition of law involved in the controversy. The judgment of the court below is
Affirmed.
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137 S.E. 153, 193 N.C. 837, 1927 N.C. LEXIS 480, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/head-v-head-nc-1927.