Carrie v. Cumming
Supreme Court of Georgia
Caveat to will, in Richmond Superior Court. Tried before Judge Holt, at May Term, 1858. Appeal from Ordinary. The propounders offered for probate a paper, purporting to be the last will and testament of John Carrie, deceased, late of the county of Richmond, of which the following is a copy: State or Georgia, Richmond County: • I, John Carrie, of said county and State, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make, ordain and publish this writing as and for my last…
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Caveat to will, in Richmond Superior Court. Tried before Judge Holt, at May Term, 1858. Appeal from Ordinary. The propounders offered for probate a paper, purporting to be the last will and testament of John Carrie, deceased, late of the county of Richmond, of which the following is a copy: State or Georgia, Richmond County: • I, John Carrie, of said county and State, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make, ordain and publish this writing as and for my last will and testament,hereby revoking all wills heretofore made by me. First: To my friends Louis Alexander Dugas and Henry…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
McDonald J.
delivering the opinion.
The case presented in this record, arises on the will of John Carrie. Upon the face of the will, there is nothing which excites suspicion of either the capacity of the testator, fraud, or undue influence in its procurement, of the legality of its provisions or the regularity of its execution. It is caveated, however, and the allegations against it are all matters, which depend for support on extrinsic evidence. The grounds of caveat will be found in the Reporter’s statement of the case.
[l.] The subscribing witnesses were introduced, who proved…
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