Legal Opinion

Schriber v. Anderson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 12, 1949No. 16613PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Head, Justice.

1. “The presumption that one who makes a will intends to dispose of all his property and not die intestate as to any part of his estate is overcome only when a contrary intention is plain and unambiguous, or'necessarily implied.” Armstrong v. Merts, 202 Ga. 483 (4) (43 S. E. 2d, 512).

2. The provision of the will of the testatrix, that “the remaining assets of my estate of whatever kind and nature . . I hereby give, bequeath and devise to my stepson, Willie Witte,” upon the death of the testatrix conveyed a vested remainder interest to Willie Witte in the residue of the estate.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Armstrong v. MertsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  2. Lumpkin v. PattersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
  3. Payne v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Trammell v. ElliottSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  2. McDonald v. SuarezSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  3. Lewis v. MitchellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
  4. Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  5. Johnston v. DuncanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971

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