Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Fehn
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 7, 1943No. 14638, 14649PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
A petition to probate in solemn form the will of Martin Fehn was filed in the court of ordinary of Walker County. Three legatees were named in the will, his wife Magdeleha, and his two sons Joseph and Michael. To Joseph, the older son, he gave one dollar; to Michael, the younger son, he gave one half of his money in banks; and to his wife the rest of his property. The two sons filed a caveat as follows: (1) “For that the said Martin Fehn at the time of making said pretended will was not of sound mind and disposing mind and memory,” (2) “For that the said Martin Fehn did not…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Griffin v. BarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Peavey v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Boland v. AycockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Dyar v. DyarSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Northwestern University v. CrispSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Whitfield v. PittsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Smith v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Fehn v. ShawSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Oakley v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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