Legal Opinion

In Re Will of Smith

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 5, 2003No. COA02-607PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGEE, Judge.

This case arises out of a will caveat to the last will and testament of Louella Overton Smith (testatrix). Testatrix’s husband died in 1978 and testatrix suffered a heart attack in February 1997.

Ronald Coulter (Coulter), an attorney, prepared several instruments dated 11 September 1998, which testatrix executed. Testatrix executed: (1) a will (September 1998 will); (2) a power of attorney appointing her daughter, Betty Poole, as attorney-in-fact for testatrix; and (3) a health care power of attorney appointing Betty Poole and testatrix’s son, Wallace Smith, as joint health care…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. North Carolina National Bank v. BurnetteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  2. In Re Will of AtkinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1945
  3. In Re the Purported Last Will & Testament of SechrestCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  4. Matter of Will of JarvisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  5. In Re the Will of MucciSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re the Will of MasonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  2. In Re Will of JonesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  3. In Re the Estate of JohnsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
  4. In re the Will of JonesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
  5. In Re Will of JonesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007

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