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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 29-1 (2026)

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This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Intestate Succession Act. (1959, c. 879, s. 1.)

 

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Cited in 29 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1944–2021 · leading case: Wilson v. Anderson, 59 S.E.2d 836 (N.C. 1950).
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Wilson v. Anderson, 59 S.E.2d 836 (N.C. 1950). · cites it 4× “Decision on the appeals of plaintiff and of defendant turns upon the answer to this question: Do the statutes of descent and distribution, as amended by 1947 Session Laws, Chapter 832 (G.S. 29-1 (14)) and Chapter 879 (G.S. 28-149 (10)), apply to an adoption made in the year 1919…”
Brown v. Cowper, 100 S.E.2d 305 (N.C. 1957). · cites it 10× “Herbert Stallings and Alton Stallings at the death of their grandfather were not his heirs or one of his heirs, within the meaning of G.S. 29-1, Rule 4, and necessarily took the one-fifth undivided interest in the Ball Gray Farm as purchasers in its general sense.”
Byerly v. Tolbert, 108 S.E.2d 29 (N.C. 1959). · cites it 7× “” Appellees rely on the portion of G.S. 29-1 reading as follows: “Rule 7, Unborn infant miay be heir.”
Bradford v. Johnson, 75 S.E.2d 632 (N.C. 1953). · cites it 2× “The status of an adopted child with respect to the inheritance of real property and the distribution of personal property has been changed substantially by Chapter 832 of the Session Laws of 1947 (G.S. 29-1, Eule 14), Chapter 879 of the Session Laws of 1947 (G.”
Wake Cnty. ex rel. Carrington v. Townes, 281 S.E.2d 765 (N.C. Ct. App. 1981). “Moreover, paternity necessarily affects the distribution of defendant’s estate upon death, G.S. 29-1, et seq.; Workers’ Compensation *657 benefits, G.”
Jackson v. Langley, 66 S.E.2d 899 (N.C. 1951). · cites it 2× “, bis father, under our canons of descent, G.S. 29-1, Rule 6. It follows, therefore, that upon tbe death of John Alfred Langley, Sr.”
Bowling v. Combs, 298 S.E.2d 754 (N.C. Ct. App. 1983). “28A-18-2(a) provides that any recovery for wrongful death is to be distributed according to the Intestate Succession Act, G.S. 29-1 to -30. Benton, as the surviving spouse of decedent, is among the persons entitled to receive any recovery under G.”
Harrelson v. Gooden, 50 S.E.2d 901 (N.C. 1948). · cites it 2× “The statute, G.S. 29-1, Rule 2, provides in substance that when a parent dies intestate having settled upon or advanced to his child any real estate such child shall be excluded from share in the real estate descended from his parent, except so much as will when added to the…”
Elledge v. Welch, 76 S.E.2d 340 (N.C. 1953). “Williard, capable of inheriting under our fourth canon of descent, G.S. 29-1 (Rule 4). Poisson v. Pettaway, 159 N.”
King v. Neese, 63 S.E.2d 123 (N.C. 1951). “” The second rule in the chapter entitled descents is now embodied in G.S. 29-1. Accountability for advancements is regulated by the proviso to this rule, which is couched in this language: “Provided, that when a parent dies intestate, having in his or her lifetime settled upon…”
Bennett v. Cain, 103 S.E.2d 510 (N.C. 1958). “28-149, G.S. 29-1, and G.S. 48-23. Sec. 6 of the 1955 statute expressly provides: “The provisions of this Act shall apply to adoptions, whether granted before or after the effective date of the Act,” and sec.”
Skipper v. Yow, 105 S.E.2d 205 (N.C. 1958). “He has conveyed to his wife, Charity Sidbury. The parol evidence is sufficient to establish that Mary S.”
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 29-1(14): 1 case
Crumpton v. Crumpton, 221 S.E.2d 390 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976).
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