Sumpter v. Carter
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Estes. Hall superior court. July term, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtPish, J.
The will of John M. Carter Sr., who was the grandfather of the plaintiffs in error, was executed August 26, 1863, and is, so far as material to this case, as follows: “ I give, bequeath, and devise to my beloved wife, Amelia Carter, all of my property and effects, . . during her natural life or widowhood, . . and in case of my said beloved wife not intermarrying, then in that event my will is that at her death that my whole estate be then equally divided between my six children, to wit: my five daughters, Lucinda, Almeda, Sarah Elizabeth, Teresa, and Thena Alieva, and my son Sanders Taylor…
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