In re: Giddens

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA19-792 Filed: 3 March 2020 Sampson County, No. 15-E-546 IN THE ESTATE OF: DAVID MAC GIDDENS Appeal by Respondents from order entered 23 May 2019 by Judge Mary Ann Tally in Sampson County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 4 February 2020. Daughtry, Woodard, Lawrence & Starling, by Luther D. Starling, Jr., for Petitioner-Appellee. Gregory T. Griffin for Respondents-Appellants. INMAN, Judge. This case concerns whether a decedent’s estate, with the agreement of the administrator and all beneficiaries, can use surplus proceeds from the…