Legal Opinion

Saliba v. Saliba

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 16, 1947No. 15781PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Candler, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) “In all cases, the marriage of the testator or the birth of a child to him, subsequently to the making of a will in which no provision is made in contemplation of such an event, shall be a revocation of the will.” Code, § 113-408. In Sutton v. Hancock, 115 Ga. 857 863 (42 S. E. 214), this court said: “The fact that the testator may have lived some time after the birth of the child and failed to make any change in his will can make no difference. The will was void immediately upon the birth of the child, and nothing the testator might do or…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Kingsbury v. BucknerSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Blaisdell v. BohrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
  3. White v. North Georgia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  4. Walden v. WaldenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  5. Watkins v. LawtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Dionisio v. Dacanay and Reynaldo C. Dacanay, by His Father and Next Friend v. Saturnina Mendoza, Victor P. Mendoza, and Doe Insurance Co. No. 1Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  2. Planned Parenthood Association Of The Atlanta Area, Inc. v. Zell MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
  3. Wood v. Hub Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  4. Phillips v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
  5. Whitcomb v. DancerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1982

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