Legal Opinion
West v. Downer
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 6, 1962No. 21667PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Justice.
1. The exceptions to the sustaining of the general demurrer are predicated upon the rights of the plaintiffs under the will of Mrs. J. T. Downer, Sr., or arising out of the contract entered into with the defendants.
2. The demurrer should have been overruled if the averments of the petition showed the plaintiffs’ right to any relief prayed, aliter, if the petition did not set forth a cause for such relief then the demurrer was properly sustained.
3. First, we shall consider the two prayers in reference to the will. The initial one is a prayer to set aside the probate of the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Shropshire v. RaineySupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- Williams v. Manchester Building Supply Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Simpson & Harper v. Sanders & JenkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1867
- Jones v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
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