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WOODARD v. CLARK

No. 106.

66 S.E.2d 888 (1951)

234 N.C. 215

WOODARD et al. v. CLARK et al.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 10, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brooks, McLendon, Brim & Holderness, Greensboro, for plaintiff, appellants.

Lucas & Rand, Wade A. Gardner, Carr & Gibbons, and Wiley L. Lane, Jr., all of Wilson, for defendant, appellees.

BARNHILL, Justice.

The rules controlling the construction of a will are variously stated in numerous decisions of this court. They all come to this: The objective of construction is to effectuate the intent of the testator as expressed in his will, for his intent as so expressed is his will. Seawell v. Seawell, 233 N.C. 735, 65 S.E.2d 369, and cases cited...

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