Lee v. English & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Application for year’s support. Before Judge Smith. 'Twiggs superior court. March 2, 1898.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
Mrs. Lee applied to the ordinary of Twiggs county for the appointment of appraisers to set aside a year’s .support out of the estate of her deceased husband. Appraisers were appointed, and made a report which gave her certain personal property and 150 acres of land. Certain creditors of the deceased hqsband filed in the court of ordinary objections to the report of the appraisers. The case finally reached the superior court by appeal from the court of ordinary.
1. Upon the trial of the case in the superior court, the judge ruled that the burden of proof was upon the objectors, and that they…
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