Baker v. Bancroft
Supreme Court of Georgia
Wills. Administrators and Executors. Witness. Judgments. Costs. Before Judge Marshall J. Clarke. Fulton Superior Court. March Term, 1887. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
A married woman made her will in 1885, and died. The will disposed of real and personal estate. All the *673personalty was given to her daughter; the realty was to be sold, and the proceeds, after paying her debts and the expenses of administration, were to be divided equally between her daughter and her husband. Another person was appointed executor; no legacy or devise was given to him. He was one of the subscribing witnesses to the will; there were only two others. He propounded the will for probate in solemn form, and his application was caveated by the husband. By…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Varner v. GoldsbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1857
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