WACHOVIA BANK & T. CO. v. WESTCHESTER FIRE INS. CO.

No. 5.

172 S.E.2d 518 (1970)

276 N.C. 348

WACHOVIA BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Administrator C. T. A. of the Estate of Herbert Gillespie Barnes, Deceased v. WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 11, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Young, Moore & Henderson, by B. T. Henderson, II, and John C. B. Regan, III, Raleigh, for defendant appellant.

Dupree, Weaver, Horton, Cockman & Alvis, by F. T. Dupree, Jr., and John E. Aldridge, Jr., Raleigh, for plaintiff appellee.


LAKE, Justice.

The sole question before us is, What is the meaning of the language used in this policy of insurance? This is a question of law. Lowe v. Jackson, 263 N.C. 634, 140 S.E.2d 1; Parker v. State Capital Life Insurance Co., 259 N.C. 115, 130 S.E.2d 36. The rules for determining it have long been established.

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