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Horry v. Woodbury

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Feb 6, 2009
363 N.C. 7 (N.C. 2009)

Summary

holding that plaintiff-beneficiary had standing to sue an estate administrator for converting the decedent's assets before her death

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Opinion


673 S.E.2d 127 (N.C. 2009) 363 N.C. 7 Joseph HORRY, Jr. v. David H. WOODBURY, Individually and as the Executor of the Estate of Ruth N. Horry. No. 198A08. Supreme Court of North Carolina. February 6, 2009

          Brady, Nordgren, Morton & Malone, PLLC, by Travis K. Morton, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

          Hedrick Murray Bryson Kennett Mauch & Connor, PLLC, by Josiah S. Murray, III, Durham, for defendant-appellee.

          PER CURIAM.

          For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

         REVERSED.


Summaries of

Horry v. Woodbury

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Feb 6, 2009
363 N.C. 7 (N.C. 2009)

holding that plaintiff-beneficiary had standing to sue an estate administrator for converting the decedent's assets before her death

Summary of this case from Dillon v. Butler
Case details for

Horry v. Woodbury

Case Details

Full title:JOSEPH HORRY, JR. v. DAVID H. WOODBURY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE EXECUTOR…

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Feb 6, 2009

Citations

363 N.C. 7 (N.C. 2009)
363 N.C. 7

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