Duffie v. Corridon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Attestation of Wills. Before Judge Johnson. Muscogee Superior Court. May Term, 1869. In 1868, Mrs. Corridon, being in extremis, wished to make her will, conveying realty and personalty. It was written and read over to her; she was satisfied with it, aud declared it to be her will. Four persons (including the scrivener) who were present, signed it as witnesses. Next morning the scrivener remembered that' she had not signed it. He went back to her to have it signed.
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Attestation of Wills. Before Judge Johnson. Muscogee Superior Court. May Term, 1869. In 1868, Mrs. Corridon, being in extremis, wished to make her will, conveying realty and personalty. It was written and read over to her; she was satisfied with it, aud declared it to be her will. Four persons (including the scrivener) who were present, signed it as witnesses. Next morning the scrivener remembered that' she had not signed it. He went back to her to have it signed. Two of the original witnesses being absent, he took the other one, and a different person, again read over the paper to her, and…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCay, J.
The will in this case was read over to the testatrjx, and was signed by three witnesses, but not by the testatrix. This, as we suppose, was a mere mistake, but it does not appear whether they thought this was sufficient, or whether the failure of Mrs. Corridon to sign was a pure accident. At any rate, when, next day, it was noticed that the testatrix had not signed, the scrivener procured two of those who had already signed, and a third, and the testatrix signed the will in the presence of these three. The now man signed his name, and the two others aeJmowledgecl their signatures made the day…
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