BRINKLEY v. DAY

No. 8721DC260.

362 S.E.2d 587 (1987)

Gary Lee BRINKLEY, Executor of the Estate of Robert L. Brinkley, and Gary Lee Brinkley, Individually v. Helen W. Brinkley DAY.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurel O. Boyles and Steven D. Smith, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff-appellee.

Gordon W. Jenkins, Jenkins, Lucas, Babb, Jenkins & Barr, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellant.


EAGLES, Judge.

Defendant argues that the trial court erred in declaring that her interest in the apartment was limited to a license to occupy. She contends that the provision grants her a life estate. We agree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

The relevant portion of the will reads as follows:

The real estate property located at and known as 1015 Caroline Avenue, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, shall become the property of Gary L. Brinkley...

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