Legal Opinion

Harris v. Camp

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 30, 1912PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Probate of will. Before Judge Brand. Oconee superior court. March 25, 1911.

1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.

1. Upon the trial of an issue made upon an application for probate of a copy of an alleged lost or destroyed will, the court did not err in instructing the jury that “It is not necessary that all the subscribing witnesses shall testify to the contents of the paper, but this fact may be established by any credible testimony, whether it be the evidence of a single subscribing witness or of any other witness.” Civil Code, § 3863; Kitchens v. Kitchens, 39 Ga. 168 (2), 172 (99 Am. D. 453); Moseley v. Carr, 70 Ga. 333. See also Burge v. Hamilton, 72 Ga. 624; Gillis v. Gillis, 96 Ga. 1, 17 (23 S. E.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gillis v. GillisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
  2. Burge v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  3. Scott v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  4. Kitchens v. KitchensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1869
  5. Mosely v. CarrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Saliba v. SalibaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  2. Wood v. AcheySupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
  3. Fletcher v. GillespieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  4. Lyons v. BloodworthSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
  5. Looney v. LooneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1945

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