Legal Opinion
Payne v. Payne
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 11, 1957No. 19837PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
On April 24, 1956, Yance Payne filed a petition in the Court of Ordinary of Floyd County to probate in solemn form a will which J. T. Payne executed on June 29, 1934. He produced and filed with his petition the original will of the testator. A son and two daughters of the deceased filed a caveat which after being amended alleges that J. T. Payne revoked the instrument offered for probate by throwing it in the fire at his home on or about July 15, 1934, and that Mrs. J. T. Payne, the testator’s wife and a legatee under his will, removed it from the fire, thus preventing its…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Pryor v. CogginSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
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3Cited by12 opinions
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