Smith v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Verdict. New trial. Charge of Court. Before Judge Carswell. Jefferson Superior Court. May Term, 1885. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
The executor of the last will and testament of Mary Ann Smith propounded it for probate in solemn form, when G. E. Smith, one of her heirs at law, appeared and caveated it, principally upon the ground that testatrix was not of sound and disposing mind and memory; that she was old and feeble in body,—was afflicted with paralysis, which affected her mind to such an extent that she was unable to resist importunity; that the paper propounded was not her free and voluntary act, and was, consequently, not her will, but the same was obtained by the undue influence of the executor,…
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