Legal Opinion
Werner v. Werner
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 6, 1943No. 14530PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reid, Chief Justice.
Edward A. Werner Jr. filed an equitable petition through his attorney, William S. Shelfer, naming as defendants his two brothers Lynn W. Werner and Ray C. Werner, and his sister Florence W. Brine. He alleged that he and the three defendants were the children of Edward A. Werner Sr., and Mrs. Florence Cowles Werner, both deceased, the death of their father having occurred in 1896; and that their father left a will naming their mother as executrix. Copy of the will attached to the petition showed, in addition to a recital in respect to a certain deed that the testator had…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Andrews v. MurphySupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Mohr-Weil Lumber Co. v. RussellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Capuccio v. CaireCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929
- Huff v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1857
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Cashin v. MarkwalterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Leggitt v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Mills v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Nash v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
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