Legal Opinion

Mansour v. Rabil

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 16, 1970No. 26PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Justice.

The first question is: Was the will of B. D. Rabil and Susie Rabil executed pursuant to a valid, binding contract? There is no evidence of any contract between B. D. and Susie outside the will itself, and the contract, if any, must be determined from the language of the will.

The will of B. D. and Susie contains the following language:

“We, Betrus D. Rabil and Susie Rabil, his wife . . . do hereby make, publish and declare the following to be our joint Last Will and Testament, and we and each of us contract to and with each other that the following is our joint Will and Testament…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Davis v. . BassSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1924
  2. Hayes v. RicardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  3. Clark v. ConnorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
  4. Coppedge v. CoppedgeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  5. Godwin v. Wachovia Bank & Trust CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Whitacre Partnership v. Biosignia, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  2. in the Estate of Aminta Perez-Muzza, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2014
  3. In Re the Will of SmithCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
  4. Boone v. BrownCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1971
  5. Hicks v. HicksCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1971

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