IN RE WILL OF GRADY

No. 767SC897.

235 S.E.2d 425 (1977)

In re the Last WILL and Testament of Emily Ward GRADY.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 15, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Bruce Hulse and Duke & Brown by J. Thomas Brown, Jr., Goldsboro, for applicant.


BROCK, Chief Judge.

Except for the last sentence thereof, the wording of the devise clearly gives applicant a life estate in the West End Avenue property. The questions before this Court are whether that interest is enlarged by the language of the last sentence passing the property to applicant's "estate" in fee simple at her death. And if it is enlarged, is it so enlarged as to enable applicant to convey a fee simple title?

As a general rule in construing...

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