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HARROFF v. HARROFF

No. 92.

102 S.E.2d 224 (1958)

247 N.C. 730

Grace O. HARROFF, Executrix under the Will of Fred F. Harroff, Deceased, v. Don F. HARROFF, Robert A. Harroff, Wachovia Bank & Trust Company, Trustee under the Last Will and Testament of Fred F. Harroff, Deceased, and DeVere C. Lentz, Jr., guardian ad litem.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 26, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The petitioner and the defendants Don F. Harroff and Robert A. Harroff appeal, assigning error.

Wright & Shuford, Asheville, for petitioner appellant.

Adams & Adams, Asheville, for Don F. Harroff and Robert A. Harroff, and De-Vere C. Lentz, Jr., Asheville, guardian ad litem.

DENNY, Justice.

The intent of a testator is to be ascertained, if possible, from a consideration of his will from its four corners, and such intent should be given effect unless contrary to some rule of law or at variance with public policy. Coffield v. Peele, 246 N.C. 661, 100 S.E.2d 45; Trust Co. v. Taliaferro, 246 N.C. 121, 97 S.E.2d 776

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