§ 98-5. Copy of lost will as evidence; letters to issue. - North Carolina Statutes

§98‑5.  Copy of lost will as evidence; letters to issue.

In any action or proceeding atlaw, where it becomes necessary to introduce such will to establish title, orfor any other purpose, a copy of the will and of the record of the probate,with a certificate signed by the clerk of the superior court for the countywhere the will may be recorded, stating that said record and copy are full andcorrect, shall be admitted as competent evidence; and when a copy of a will isadmitted to probate, the clerk shall thereupon issue letters testamentary. (1868‑69,c. 160, s. 2; Code, s. 58; Rev., s. 330; C.S., s. 369.)