§ 28A-13-8. Powers and duties of administrator with will annexed. - North Carolina Statutes

§28A‑13‑8.  Powers and duties of administrator with will annexed.

When an administrator with thewill annexed has been appointed, whether or not he is succeeding a previouslyappointed personal representative, he has the same powers and duties,discretionary or otherwise, as if he had been named executor in the will,unless a contrary intent clearly appears from the will. (C.C.P.,s. 468; 1870‑1, c. 93; Code, s. 1388; Rev., s. 319; C.S., s. 33; 1935, c.386; 1949, c. 971; 1967, c. 41, s. 1; 1973, c. 1329, s. 3.)