Heyer v. Bulluck

The cardinal principle in the interpretation of wills is to discover the intent of the testator, looking at the instrument from its four corners, and to give effect to such intent, unless contrary to some rule of law or at variance with public policy. Jolley v. Humphries, 204 N. C., 672, 167 S. E., 417; Ellington v. Trust Co., 196 N. C., 755, 147 S. E., 286; Westfeldt v. Reynolds, 191 N. C., 802, 133 S. E., 168; Whitehurst v. Gotwalt, 189 N. C., 577, 127 S. E., 582; Witty v. Witty, 184 N. C., 375, 114 S. E., 482; 28 R. C. L., 211. “The will must be construed, Taking it by its four corners’…