Watkins v. Watkins
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, from -Muscogee county. Decision on demurrer by-Judge Worrill, May Term, 1857. This bill was filed in the Superior Court of Muscogeecounty, by the four elder sons of Samuel Watkins, deceased,, against his two younger children, seeking the specific performance of an agreement.
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In Equity, from -Muscogee county. Decision on demurrer by-Judge Worrill, May Term, 1857. This bill was filed in the Superior Court of Muscogeecounty, by the four elder sons of Samuel Watkins, deceased,, against his two younger children, seeking the specific performance of an agreement. They stated in their bill that Samuel Watkins died leaving six children, four by his first and two by his second wife, and by his will left all his property,, real and personal, to his wife for life, and afterwards to his two youngep children. That the wife subsequently gave up all her claim to the life estate…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
By the Court. delivering the opinion.
The case made by this bill is certainly not very strong: still we are disposed to hold it up for an answer, especially if it be amended so as to state more positively the grounds for .attacking the will of Samuel Watkins. True, the complainants do allege they were satisfied that the testator was old ,and imbecile, and had been unduly and fraudulently persuaded and influenced to make the will: and that they had ■come to the determination to contest the validity of the will; and made known their intention to the defendants, who, knowing the fact that the…
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