Lawson v. Lawson
North Carolina Supreme Court
148 S.E.2d 546 (1966)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
The will of Rad Lawson (Rad) left real estate to his daughter, Opal Lawson Long (Opal), in a life estate, and then to Opal’s children. The will provided that if Opal did not have any children, the real estate would pass to Opal’s six siblings. After Rad’s death, two of Opal’s siblings died. Subsequently, Opal died without having any children, leaving four surviving siblings. The children of the two deceased siblings (grandchildren) argued that the will gave their parents and Opal’s other siblings a vested interest in the real estate, which then passed to the grandchildren upon their parents’ deaths. The trial court ruled that Opal’s six siblings had contingent remainders. The grandchildren appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Sharp, J.)
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