Legal Opinion
Cornelius v. Crosby
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 24, 1979No. 34243PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
The caveator appeals from the judgment of the superior court affirming the probate of an alleged will by the probate court. We affirm.
1. Georgia law does not require an attestation clause to a will to make it valid, provided it is attested by two competent witnesses and all the formalities for the execution of wills were observed. Whitfield v. Pitts, 205 Ga. 259, 269 (1) (53 SE2d 549) (1949); Code Ann. Ch. 113-3. A proper attestation clause to a duly signed and attested will merely raises the presumption of a legal execution. Wood v. Davis, 161 Ga. 690 (131 SE 885) (1926).…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Whitfield v. PittsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Deupree v. DeupreeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872
- Wood v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Slade v. SladeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Webb v. FlemingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Pendley v. PendleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Skelton v. SkeltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Tony v. PollardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Sims v. SimsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- In Re CopelanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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