In Re Will of Brock

In this jurisdiction the right to contest a will by caveat is given by statute; and the procedure to be followed is outlined in the statute conferring the right, G.S. 31-32, 31-33, et seep It is not a civil action, as classified in the Code of Civil Procedure, but a special proceeding in rein leading to the establishment of the will as a testamentary act under the issue devisavil vel non. In re Haygood's Will, 101 N. C. 574, 578, 8 S. E. 222; In re Will of Westfeldt, 188 N. C. 702, 125 S. E. 521; Bailey v. McLain, 215 N. C. 150, 1 S. E. (2) 372; S. v. Me Glynn, 20 Cal. 233; Ex parte Re…