Clay v. Clay
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Littlejohn. Sumter superior court. December 31, 1918.
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.
1. No devise or legacy passes the title until the assent of the executor is given to such devise or legacy. Civil Code, § 3895. The assent of the executor may be presumed from his conduct; and if the executor refuses unreasonably to assent to the devise or legacy, in equity the devisee or legatee may compel him to assent. Civil Code, § 3896; Lester v. Stephens, 113 Ga. 495 (3), 499 (39 S. E. 109).
2. The construction of a will may be invoked by a devisee or legatee, as a basis for the recovery of the devised or bequeathed property. Maneely v. Steele, 147 Ga. 399 (94 S. E. 227).
3. A testator…
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