Legal Opinion
Harber v. Harber
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 6, 1924No. 4188PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
Did the unsuccessful and fruitless prosecution of her equitable petition, to have dower assigned to her in the lands which the testator had conveyed to his children, preclude the widow from afterwards recovering the legacy bequeathed her by her husband in his will? This court held that she was not entitled to dower in these lands. Harber v. Harber, 152 Ga. 98 (108 S. E. 520). So she failed to have dower awarded her therein. Undoubtedly “a legatee taking under the will must allow, as far as he can, all the provisions of the will to be executed. Hence, if he…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- American Process Co. v. Florida White Pressed Brick Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Miller v. CottenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
- Kinney v. . KiernanNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Henry v. . HerringtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Hughes v. CobbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Rieves v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Cohen v. ReismanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- In Re the Estate of RettenmeyerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
- Sinclair v. SinclairSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
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