North Carolina National Bank v. Stone

The appellants have abandoned all assignments of error except those relating to the validity of the dissent filed by Mrs. Stone, the surviving spouse. At the time of his death on October 20, 1963, the testator was 86 years of age. He was not survived either by lineal descendants or by parent. The surviving spouse was 77. The couple had been married for 56 years. Mr. Stone executed his will before witnesses on May 28, 1955. Thereafter, in his own handwriting, he executed 10 codicils, the last of which was dated June 24, 1963. The will and eight of the codicils were found in the testator’s lock…