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IN RE WILSON'S WILL

No. 397.

133 S.E.2d 189 (1963)

260 N.C. 482

In the Matter of the WILL of Willie Spain WILSON, Deceased. Frank SPAIN, Individually, and as Administrator c.t.a. of the Estate of Willie Spain Wilson, et al., Petitioners, v. Robert W. SPAIN, Jr. (Minor), et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 20, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zollicoffer & Zollicoffer, Henderson, for appellees.

Sterling G. Gilliam and George T. Blackburn, Henderson, guardians ad litem.

Waddell Gholson, Henderson, guardian ad litem for Eddie Jean Wiggins and Robert B. Wiggins, Jr.

William T. Watkins, Oxford, Charles M. Davis, Louisburg, and I. Beverly Lake, Raleigh, for respondents.

RODMAN, Justice.

As said by Sharp, J., in Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Bryant, 258 N.C. 482, 128 S.E.2d 758: "The basic rule of construction, and the refrain of every opinion which seeks to comprehend a testamentary plan, is that `(t)he intent of the testator is the polar star that must guide the courts in the interpretation of a will.'" Moore, J.,...

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