Legal Opinion

Chewning v. Shumate

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 15, 1899PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Complaint for land. Before Judge Candler. DeKalb superior court. February term, 1898.

1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.

1. Perkins made and executed a will which, was probated in 1870. By that will he devised and bequeathed his whole estate to his wife for and during her natural life, and after her death to his three daughters and two grandsons, the will declaring: “The property given to my three daughters named above is for their own use and the heirs of their bodies, and if any of them should die without leaving any children, my will is that their part of my estate be equally divided among my other legatees, and in no case is any to be taken to pay their husbands’ debts; and furthermore my will is that if my…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Craig v. AmbroseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
  2. Ewing v. ShropshireSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  3. Griffin v. StewartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  4. Whatley v. BarkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hertz v. AbrahamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. West v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  3. Hill v. TerrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. Curles v. Wade & BrimberrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  5. Reynolds v. DolvinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922

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