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In re Forrest

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jun 1, 1984
311 N.C. 298 (N.C. 1984)

Opinion

No. 93A84

Filed 5 June 1984

APPEAL by the caveator, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-30 (2), from a decision of the Court of Appeals (Judges Johnson and Arnold concurring, Judge Phillips dissenting) reported in 66 N.C. App. 222, 311 S.E.2d 341 (1984), which reversed in part and affirmed in part the judgment entered by Clark J., at the 23 August 1982 Civil Session of Superior Court. ORANGE County. Heard in the Supreme Court 11 May 1984.

Maxwell, Freeman, Beason and Morano, P.A., by Robert A. Beason and Mark R. Morano, for appellant.

Josiah S. Murray, III and Newsom, Graham, Hedrick Bryson, Kennon Faison, by Joel M. Craig, for appellees.


The decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. The case is remanded to that Court for further remand to the Superior Court, Orange County, for the submission of the issue of devisavit vel non to a jury upon peremptory instructions.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

In re Forrest

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jun 1, 1984
311 N.C. 298 (N.C. 1984)
Case details for

In re Forrest

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STELLA T. FORREST

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Jun 1, 1984

Citations

311 N.C. 298 (N.C. 1984)
316 S.E.2d 55

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