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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 39-6.2 (2026)
Creation of interest or estate in personal property
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Any interest or estate in personal property which may be created by last will and testament may also be created by a written instrument of transfer. (1953, c. 198.)
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cases, 1956–1960 · leading case: Ridge v. Bright, 93 S.E.2d 607 (N.C. 1956).
Ridge v. Bright, 93 S.E.2d 607 (N.C. 1956). “While we do not concede that these cases are controlling on the facts in this case, it is well to note that the restriction upon the right to create a remainder in personal property after a life estate by deed, or other, written instrument, has been eliminated by Section 1,…”
Finlayson v. Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co., 181 F. Supp. 838 (M.D.N.C. 1960). “§ 39-6.2, which provides: “Any interest or estate in personal property which may be created by last will and testament may also be created by a written instrument of transfer.”
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