Davidson v. Blackwell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Construction of will. Before Judge Park. Jasper superior court. August 2, 1920. Blackwell, as administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo of the will of James Aken, filed a petition for construction of the will and direction. As far as it appears all persons interested therein were made parties, and the case was by agreement submitted to the judge on the pleadings, the case being controlled by a question of 'law.
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Construction of will. Before Judge Park. Jasper superior court. August 2, 1920. Blackwell, as administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo of the will of James Aken, filed a petition for construction of the will and direction. As far as it appears all persons interested therein were made parties, and the case was by agreement submitted to the judge on the pleadings, the case being controlled by a question of 'law. The court rendered a judgment to which only two of the parties, Lillie Davidson and Florence Pouder, excepted. The remaining parties being content with the judgment, only so…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
Under the terms of the will Ellen Geiger, after-wards Ellen Pendergrass, a grandchild of the testator, took fee simple title to the land in question, defeasible upon her dying without child or children. Curles v. Wade, 151 Ga. 142 (106 S. E. 1). In the same item of the will it is further provided that on the occurrence of the event just mentioned the property devised to her "shall go to the other legatees named in this will, . . that is to say, to my children and grandchildren, to be divided between them as provided in Article 3rd above.” *52Article 3rd provides that the land be sold and the…
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