Legal Opinion
FIRST UNION NAT. BANK OF CAROLINA v. Hackney
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 15, 1965No. 277PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
145 S.E.2d 352 (1965)
266 N.C. 17
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA, Administrator c. t. a., d. b. n., of the Estate of Susan Borden Umphlett, Deceased,
v.
John N. HACKNEY, Executor of the Estate and Last Will and Testament of W. W. Umphlett, Jr.
No. 277.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
December 15, 1965.
Gardner, Connor & Lee, Wilson, for plaintiff appellee.
Battle, Winslow, Merrell, Scott & Wiley, Rocky Mount, for defendant appellant.
BOBBITT, Justice.
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2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Dunlap v. DunlapSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1930
- Gillikin v. BurbageSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Long v. LandySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
- Small Ex Rel. Balthis v. MorrisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re EdmundsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
- Stetson v. EasterlingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968