Franklin v. Belt
Supreme Court of Georgia
Probate of will. Before Judge Seabrook. Washington superior court. January 17, 1907. C. I. Belt, as executor, propounded the will of Mary Hall Franklin, deceased, for probate. Mary E.' Franklin, her minor child, through her next friend, interposed a caveat. The case was carried to the superior court by appeal. On demurrer the court struck the caveat; and after the introduction of evidence, a verdict was found in favor of the will, and a judgment entered accordingly.
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Probate of will. Before Judge Seabrook. Washington superior court. January 17, 1907. C. I. Belt, as executor, propounded the will of Mary Hall Franklin, deceased, for probate. Mary E.' Franklin, her minor child, through her next friend, interposed a caveat. The case was carried to the superior court by appeal. On demurrer the court struck the caveat; and after the introduction of evidence, a verdict was found in favor of the will, and a judgment entered accordingly. The eaveatrix excepted. The grounds .of the caveat, as amended, were as follows: (1) Because the instrument propounded is…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
A will was propounded for probate. A caveat was interposed. On demurrer the- grounds of the caveat were stricken, and after the introduction of evidence a verdict and judgment were had admitting the will to probate. The caveatrix (the minor child of the testatrix) excepted.
1. The reasonableness or unreasonableness of the disposition of a testator’s estate has strong evidential value, where the issue is as to his testamentary capacity, and where the extent of the mental weakness is in doubt. Civil Code, §3267. In connection with other evidence it may also be…
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