Thornton v. Anderson

207 Ga. 714 (1951)

64 S.E.2d 186

THORNTON et al.

v.

ANDERSON, executrix.

17377.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 13, 1951.

Joseph B. McGinty and James T. Sisk, for plaintiffs in error.

Stapleton & Williford, contra.

CANDLER, Justice.

Mrs. Ruebena Thornton executed her will on December 15, 1938. By it she gave her husband $5, bequeathed the rest of her estate to her mother, Mrs. Allie Anderson, and made no reference to or mention of a child or children. She and her husband, O. B. Thornton Jr., on September 24, 1949, legally adopted a minor child, Mary Rebecca Thornton. Her will made no provision in…