Opinion

Lamb v. . Smith

  • 215 N.C. 463
  • 2 S.E.2d 361
  • 1939 N.C. LEXIS 292
Court
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Filed
Apr 19, 1939
Status
Published
On the bench
PER CURIAM.
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 42.3%

The opinion

Per Curiam.

At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, the court below on motion of the defendants, rendered judgment as in case of nonsuit against plaintiff. C. S., 567. In this we can see no error.

After a careful review of the evidence, we think it too vague and indefinite to be construed as a contract or to give plaintiff a cause of action against defendants. What was said as to mutual wills was no contract, but was evidence of an intention performed by neither. There was no meeting of the minds that the one that outlived the other would get the property.

As was said in

Brown v. Williams,

196 N. C., 247 (250) : “There is nothing to indicate, in the expressions made by defendant’s testator, any certain or definite promise or contract, either express or implied, to make a testamentary provision in his will in favor of plaintiff. The

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expressions were not even made to plaintiff, but to otters. It was an appreciation and intention, but not an obligation.

Dodson v. McAdams,

96 N. C., 149 ;

Avitt v. Smith,

120 N. C., 392 .”

We think the

Brown case, supra,

similar to the present action. In the judgment we can see no error.

Affirmed.

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