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IN THE MATTER OF WILL OF ANDREWS

No. 94.

261 S.E.2d 198 (1980)

299 N.C. 52

In the Matter of the Purported Will of Karl Arthur ANDREWS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 8, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Van Camp, Gill & Crumpler by James R. Van Camp and Douglas R. Gill, Southern Pines, for caveator-appellant.

Bryant, Hicks & Sentelle by David B. Sentelle and Richard A. Elkins, Charlotte, for propounder-appellees.

COPELAND, Justice.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether caveator presented a prima facie case that testator's will was the product of undue influence in order to survive propounders' motions for a directed verdict. The Court of Appeals held that caveator's evidence of undue influence was insufficient to take the case to the jury. We reverse.

To constitute undue influence within the meaning of the law, there must be more than mere

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