Legal Opinion
Knight v. Wingate
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 16, 1949No. 16566PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Where Government bonds under the Second Liberty Loan Act (31 U.S.C.A. § 757c) were made payable to a named person "or" another, the survivor is prima facie the owner of such bonds, and in a contest with the representative of the estate of the deceased such survivor is entitled thereto in the absence of clear proof of some interest of the deceased therein other than as shown by the bonds.
No. 16566. MARCH 16, 1949. REHEARING DENIED MARCH 28, 1949.
M. C. Knight, as administrator of the estate of P. C. Knight, brought an action in the Superior Court of Decatur County against Ellen K. Wingate and…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- United States v. BirdsallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Juilliard v. GreenmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Sheppard v. BridgesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- United States v. JanowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Carruth v. Ætna Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Atkins v. ManningSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Spurlock v. Commercial Banking Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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