FORTNER v. HORNBUCKLE

No. COA13-1209.

761 S.E.2d 683 (2014)

Earl Wayne FORTNER and Henry Fortner, Co-Administrators of the Estate of Johnnie H. Fortner, Sr., Plaintiffs, v. Jonathan A. HORNBUCKLE and Lynda Hornbuckle Fortner, Defendants and Third Party Plaintiffs v. Earl Wayne Fortner and Henry Fortner, Third Party Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 5, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moody & Brigham, PLLC, Bryson City, by Fred H. Moody, Jr. , for plaintiffs-appellees.

McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A., Asheville, by Mary E. Euler , Joseph P. McGuire , and Starling B. Underwood III , for defendants-appellants.


DAVIS, Judge.

Jonathan A. Hornbuckle ("Jonathan") and Lynda Hornbuckle Fortner ("Lynda") (collectively "Defendants") appeal from the trial court's entry of judgment upon a jury verdict awarding Earl Wayne Fortner ("Earl") and Henry Fortner ("Henry") (collectively "Plaintiffs"), co-administrators of the Estate of Johnnie H. Fortner, Sr. ("the Estate"), an apportioned share of the Estate's estate tax liability. On appeal, Defendants contend that the trial court erred...

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