Legal Opinion

Wells v. Jackson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 13, 1995No. S94A1747PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Presiding Justice.

Naomi Brown executed a will on February 24, 1992, and died on October 22, 1993. When that will was offered for probate, appellants filed a caveat contending, among other things, that the writing offered for probate had been revoked by “obvious erasures” made in a para graph of the will. The probate court found the writing offered for probate met the requirements of OCGA § 53-2-40 and admitted it to probate in solemn form. The caveators filed an appeal in superior court, which granted summary judgment to the propounders after finding as a matter of law that there had…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McIntyre v. McIntyreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Hartz v. SobelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
  3. Morris v. BullockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  4. Payne v. PayneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  5. Carter v. First United Methodist ChurchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Lovell v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. Havird v. SchlachterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Milbourne v. MilbourneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  4. MILBOURNE v. MILBOURNE (And Vice Versa)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Peterson v. HarrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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