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In Re Will of Jones

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided January 15, 2007No. COA07-4PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*409McCULLOUGH, Judge.

Propounder appeals order entered granting summary judgment to caveator. We affirm.

Facts

This case arises out of a challenge to the will of John A. "Buck" Jones, Jr., who died on 11 October 2005, with no children. Caveator Jean Jones is the widow of Mr. Jones. Propounder Joseph B. McLeod is the executor named under the contested will executed in March of 2005. The record on appeal tends to show the following facts: Mr. Jones was born on 6 August 1929. Mr. Jones was the majority shareholder in Carolina Packers, Inc. ("Carolina Packers"), a closely held corporation that operated…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Bruce-Terminix Company v. Zurich Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1998
  2. In Re the Will of BuckSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1999
  3. In re J.A.A.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  4. In Re Will of CravenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
  5. In Re the Purported Will of AndrewsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re the Will of JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008
  2. Barbee v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
  3. Barbee v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
  4. In Re Will of JonesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  5. In THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF McINTOSHCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009

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