Nicholls v. Wheeler

Beck, Presiding Justice.

It is a settled rule that a court will not by construction reduce an estate once devised absolutely in fee, by limitations contained in subsequent parts of the will, unless the intent to limit the devise is clearly and unmistakably manifested. If the expression' relied upon to limit the fee once devised be doubtful, the doubt should be resolved in favor of the absolute *506estate. Thomas v. Owens, 131 Ga. 248 (64 S. E. 218); Taylor v. Reid, 144 Ga. 437 (87 S. E. 469); Moore v. Cook, 153 Ga. 840 (113 S. E. 526). Item 1 of the will in question here, while it contains certain…