West v. Randle
Supreme Court of Georgia
Wills. Estates. Construction. Before Judge Lawson. Greene Superior Court. September Term, 1886. Mrs. Matilda A. West and ber husband bled their bill against Augustus H. Randle, alleging, in brief, as follows: In 1845, Richard Asbury died, leaving a will (the material portions’of which are set out in the decision). Randle qualified as executor of the will, and soon afterwards delivered to Mrs. Sarah Asbury, the widow of the testator, the tract of land mentioned in the second…
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Wills. Estates. Construction. Before Judge Lawson. Greene Superior Court. September Term, 1886. Mrs. Matilda A. West and ber husband bled their bill against Augustus H. Randle, alleging, in brief, as follows: In 1845, Richard Asbury died, leaving a will (the material portions’of which are set out in the decision). Randle qualified as executor of the will, and soon afterwards delivered to Mrs. Sarah Asbury, the widow of the testator, the tract of land mentioned in the second item of the will as the Watts tract. Mrs. West is the'daughter of the testator mentioned in the 14th item as Matilda.…
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
Richard Asbury executed his last will and testament in the year 1843. Two yéars thereafter, hé added to this will á codicil. He died in the year 1845, and his will was proved and letters testamentary were issued to the executor named iii the will, and he entered at once upon the Administration of the esta’té.
There are three Itéms In tlie will which it will be neces-' sary to consider, in -order to determine the question made by this record. They aré as follows :
“Item 2. .1 give to my beloved wife, Sarah, the negroes I get by her, Kitty and Frank; also ¡end her daring her life…
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