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DEARMAN v. BRUNS

No. 7122SC246.

181 S.E.2d 809 (1971)

11 N.C. App. 564

C. H. DEARMAN, Executor of the Estate of Richard Shaw Brown v. Lula Rumple BRUNS, Widow, Individually and as Executrix of Minnie Rumple Brown, et al.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 23, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Pope, Statesville, for plaintiff appellant.

Collier, Harris & Homesley by Richard M. Pearman, Jr., Statesville, for defendants appellants.

Sowers, Avery & Crosswhite by W. E. Crosswhite, Statesville, for defendants appellees.

CAMPBELL, Judge.

The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the terms of the Will of E. A. Rumple, deceased, created an estate by the entireties between Minnie Rumple Brown and her husband, Richard Shaw Brown, or whether the terms created a tenancy in common between Minnie Rumple Brown and Richard Shaw Brown.

It is well settled that the cardinal principle in the construction of a will is to give effect to the intent of the testator as it appears...

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