Legal Opinion

Harris v. Cole

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 11, 1901PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Complaint for land. Before Judge Janes. Paulding superior court. August 6, 1901.

1Opinion of the CourtLittle, J.

1. Where a testator, after directing the payment of his debts, devised all of his realty and, save as to certain pecuniary legacies, all of his personalty to his wife for life or widowhood, with remainder to named children, and declared that they might occupythe landswith her “so long as they agree and want to,” and appointed her executrix; and, after his death all the devisees remained in possession of the land devised until the death of the widow: Held, nothing more appearing, that there was no such assent by the executrix to the devises in remainder as would prevent a due administration of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Jordan v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hall v. EwingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
  2. Roughton v. RoughtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934

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