31 N.C. App. 84 - Forester v. Marler’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “I will, devise and bequeath all of my property of every sort, kind, and discription (sic), both real and personal, unto my brother, Jack Freeman, absolutely and in fee simple forever. I take this opportunity to state at this time that I am fully aware of who all my blood relatives are, and that I am also fully aware of all the past family history, and that I am fully aware of all that my relatives, or any of them, have done, or failed to do for me, and that I am taking this family history into consideration in making the foregoing disposition of my property.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 202 N.C. App. 147 - Holland v. Horne

2. “Such an intention, had the testator entertained it, could have easily been expressed in simple and direct language.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 202 N.C. App. 147 - Holland v. Horne