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STEPHENS v. NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL BANK

No. 7118SC561.

183 S.E.2d 287 (1971)

12 N.C. App. 323

Louie Dean STEPHENS et al. v. NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL BANK, Executor and Trustee under the Last Will and Testament of John Anderson Timberlake, Deceased et al.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Certiorari Denied and Appeal Dismissed November 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alspaugh, Rivenbark & Lively by James B. Rivenbark, Greensboro, for plaintiffs appellants.

York, Boyd & Flynn by A. W. Flynn, Jr., Greensboro, for defendants appellees.

Certiorari Denied and Appeal Dismissed by Supreme Court November 2, 1971.

MORRIS, Judge.

The intent of the testator remains the guiding star in the interpretation of a will. Justice Rodman, in In Re Will of Wilson, 260 N.C. 482, 484, 133 S.E.2d 189, 190 (1963), reiterated this basic rule:

"As said by Sharp, J., in Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Bryant, 258 N.C. 482...

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