Ellington v. Dillard
Supreme Court of Georgia
Nuncupative Wills. Last Illness. Before Judge Johnson. Muscogee Superior Court. June Term, 1870. Simeon C. Ellington’s petition, as the propounder of the paper hereinafter mentioned as the last will of Violet B. Ellington, was filed on the 27th of March, 1869, and contained the following averments: Said Violet B. Ellington, formerly of Columbus, Georgia, died at Lipp Spring, Germany, in the Kingdom of Prussia, on the 3d of October, 1868; she declared her last will and…
Read the full summary
Nuncupative Wills. Last Illness. Before Judge Johnson. Muscogee Superior Court. June Term, 1870. Simeon C. Ellington’s petition, as the propounder of the paper hereinafter mentioned as the last will of Violet B. Ellington, was filed on the 27th of March, 1869, and contained the following averments: Said Violet B. Ellington, formerly of Columbus, Georgia, died at Lipp Spring, Germany, in the Kingdom of Prussia, on the 3d of October, 1868; she declared her last will and testament in the presence of three or more persons, on the 3d of September, 1868, a copy of which is attached; propounder is…
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
A paper writing was propounded in the Court below, to be admitted to probate as a nuncupative will, upon the following agreed statement of facts, to-wit: “ That the testatrix was a native of the State of Georgia, where she resided until she was of age; that in the year 1866, she went to Berlin, in Germany, for the purpose of completing her education, with the intention of returning to Georgia when her education should be completed, and remained in Berlin eighteen months; that, being in bad health, she went to Lipp Springs, in Germany, and on the 3d day of September, 1868, she was informed by…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Baird v. BairdSupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
- Bellamy v. PeelerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Godfrey v. SmithNebraska Supreme Court · 1905
- Lee v. BarrowMississippi Supreme Court · 1930