Berry v. Berry

208 Ga. 285 (1951)

66 S.E.2d 336

BERRY et al.

v.

BERRY, administratrix, et al.

17499.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued June 11, 1951.

Decided July 24, 1951.

Rache Bell and Morris B. Abram, for plaintiff, in error.

Christopher & Futral, and Kennedy & Kennedy, contra.

ATKINSON, Presiding justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) 1. The first question for decision is whether the decree awarding Mrs. Margaret Berry $25 a month as permanent alimony, so long as she remained unmarried, survived the death of the husband as a charge upon his estate.

It is stated in 17 Am. Jur. 473, § 608: "According to the…