Estate of Robert Wellford Lineweaver, Deceased, North Carolina Trust Company, Executor - Page 14

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               Mr. Johnson, who drafted the 1984 and 1987 wills, thought              
          that decedent was satisfied that Article IV mirrored his                    
          obligation under the Deed of Separation.  Mr. Johnson had not               
          seen and did not review a copy of the Deed of Separation when               
          preparing either the 1984 or 1987 will.  At the time he drafted             
          the 1984 and 1987 wills, he was not aware of the nature of the              
          domestic matter his firm had handled for decedent.  Mr. Johnson             
          was not familiar with either the Consent Judgment or the Release            
          of All Claims.  It is uncertain whether in 1984 and 1987 Mr.                
          Johnson knew of the divorce and Kathleen's remarriage.  All three           
          wills refer to Kathleen as Kathleen Powell Lineweaver, even                 
          though she had remarried a few months after the 1982 will was               
          executed and had taken the name of Kathleen Powell Lyon in 1982.            
          Mr. Johnson did not make any independent investigation as to the            
          nature of any obligation decedent had in regard to paying                   
          Kathleen an amount of $100,000 either by means of life insurance            
          or other assets.                                                            
               Article II of the 1987 will directed that decedent's                   
          executor                                                                    
               shall make such claim as is permitted by law for any                   
               such death taxes assessed against my estate as a result                
               of the inclusion in my estate of * * * any insurance                   
               policies payable to beneficiaries other than my                        
               Executor * * *                                                         
          Estate Administration                                                       
               After Kathleen received the $50,680.34 of life insurance               
          proceeds, she made a claim against decedent's estate for the                




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