§ 31-15. Clerk may compel production of will. - North Carolina Statutes

§31‑15.  Clerk may compel production of will.

Every clerk of the superiorcourt having jurisdiction, on application by affidavit setting forth the facts,shall, by summons, compel any person in the State, having in possession thelast will of any decedent, to exhibit the same in his court for probate; andwhoever being duly summoned refuses, in contempt of the court, to produce suchwill, or (the same having been parted with by him) refuses to inform the courton oath where such will is, or in what manner he has disposed of it, shall, byorder of the clerk of the superior court, be committed to the jail of thecounty, there to remain without bail till such will be produced or accountedfor, and due submission made for the contempt. (C.C.P., s. 442; Code, s.2154; Rev., s. 3124; C.S., s. 4141.)