Legal Opinion
Rea v. Pursley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 18, 1930No. 7434PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
J. H. B. Bea offered for probate an instrument purporting to be the will of his sister, Joanna Pursley, who, before her marriage to C. N. Pursley Sr., was Joanna Bhinehart. C. N. Pursley Jr. filed a caveat, alleging that Joanna Pursley died on January 10, 1928, never having had issue, leaving her husband, C. N. Pursley Sr. (who died after her death) as her sole heir at law, and as such entitled to her estate under the statute of distributions; that caveator was the son and the only heir at law of C. N. Pursley Sr., who inherited the entire estate of the testatrix; that the signature of…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Throckmorton v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- McIntyre v. McIntyreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Johnson v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1879
- Eastlick v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Jackson ex dem. Coe v. KniffenNew York Supreme Court · 1806
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Higgs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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- Wood v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Ellis v. O'NealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
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