Legal Opinion

Argo v. Geise

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 15, 1968No. 24791PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Justice.

It is necessary only to consider whether the signature was acknowledged by the testatrix. While the record contains affidavits of each subscribing witness that the testatrix did not affix her own signature to the writing and did not acknowledge her name appearing in the body of the writing at the time it was signed by the three witnesses in her presence and in the presence of each other, one of the three witnesses submitted a further affidavit in which she swore: “She informed us that she wanted us to witness her will. She handed us a piece of paper that was folded in such a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thornton v. HulmeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
  2. Wood v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  3. Webb v. FlemingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Waldrep v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  2. Taylor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  3. Glenn v. MannSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Argo v. GeiseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
  5. Waldrep v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973

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