Legal Opinion
Linson v. Crapps
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 14, 1948No. 16290PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
While courts may look to the will as a whole to determine the intention of the testatrix (Gaboury v. McGovern, 74 Ga. 140; Sumpter v. Carter, 115 Ga. 894, 42 S. E. 324, 60 L. R. A. 274; Almon v. Shell, 147 Ga. 800, 95 S. E. 681; Owens v. C. & S. National Bank, 177 Ga. 290, 170 S. E. 196), there is no other provision in the will in the present case that throws any light upon the probable intention of the testatrix by the language used in item 3.
From the agreed statement of facts it appears that the bonds which are the subject-matter of the'litigation were not owned by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sumpter v. CarterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Owens v. Citizens & Southern National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Gaboury v. McGovernSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Evans v. PenningtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Almon v. ShellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
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3Cited by9 opinions
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