Estate of Betts v. Johnson

Mr. Presiding Justice Reynolds

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a dispute over the interpretation of the will of George S. Betts, deceased. The will was probated in the county court of Pulton county, and Arthur Johnson was appointed executor. Johnson proceeded to administer the estate and upon filing his final report, William H. Betts, devisee and brother of the decedent filed objections to the report, setting forth that the distribution proposed in said report was contrary to law, contrary to the terms of the will, and that instead of deducting all just debts, funeral expenses,…