McNair v. Rabun

(After stating the foregoing facts.)

A widow is entitled to a year’s support out of the estate of her husband, dying testate or intestate, and leaving an estate solvent or insolvent; and such year’s support is “to be preferred before all other debts, except as otherwise specially provided.” Civil Code (1910), § 4041. The husband can make no disposition of his property by will which will defeat the year’s support of his widow. This is so even where the husband in his will gives to his widow a life-estate in all his property, real and personal. Kinard v. Clay, 138 Ga. 544 (75 S. E. 636);…