In Re Will of Wallace
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.
The will in question was written in a small notebook or diary. At the top of the page on which it appears are the printed words and figures, “July 1940 Thursday 4.” Over the figure “0” in the “1940” the figure “2” is written and_ across the “4” after the word “Thursday” the figure “3” is written. The evidence tends to show that these written changes of the printed figures were in the handwriting of Mrs. Wallace, as well as the balance of the paper-writing.
On thé hearing, the jurors were hesitant to answer that “the paper writing and every part thereof” was the holograph will of Mrs. W. W.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Alexander v. . JohnstonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
- In re Will of JenkinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
- In Re Will of LowranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
- In Re Yowell's EstateUtah Supreme Court · 1930
- Blankenship v. BlankenshipCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. SandersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- In Re Will of GoodmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
- Pounds v. LitakerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- In Re the Will of AllenCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002