Matter of Will of King
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Judge.
' Two of the questions posed in appellants’ brief cannot be considered because they were not raised in the trial court as required by Rule 10(a) of the N.C. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Appellate courts are courts of errors, and it is fundamental that an action not challenged as erroneous at trial may not be contested on appeal. The first question concerns the propriety of the court receiving testimony that the testator and the other co-owner of Halifax Linen, Inc. had executed a buy-sell agreement; but this testimony was not objected to by the appellants, who thereby waived…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Worthington v. BynumSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- State v. LucasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- Paul v. . DavenportSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
- In Re Will of KellySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
- In Re the Will of CaubleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Matter of Will of JarvisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
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- Matter of BruceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1990
- Matter of Will of JarvisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1992
- Brickhouse v. BrickhouseCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1993
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