Legal Opinion
Wilcher v. Walker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1916PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Complaint for land. Before Judge Bawlings. Glascock superior court. December 7, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
Walker brought suit against Wilcher and others, seeking to recover certain land. A verdict was rendered for the plaintiff. The defendants’ motion for a new trial was overruled, and they excepted. The controlling question in the case arose upon the construction of the will of Jeremiah Wilcher. The entire will was as follows:
“I, Jeremiah Wilcher, of said county, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare the following as my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills of prior date.
“Item 1. I give, devise, and bequeath unto my brother Julius C. A. Wilcher…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
- Hill v. TerrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Crumley v. ScalesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Kimbrough v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
3Cited by11 opinions
- Comer v. Citizens & Southern National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Moore v. CookSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Watts v. FinleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Munford v. PeeplesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Davant v. ShawSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
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