WILSON v. BROWN

21896.

218 Ga. 724 (1963)

129 S.E.2d 918

WILSON v. BROWN, Executor.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 7, 1963.

Judgment Adhered To On Rehearing February 25, 1963.

Second Motion For Rehearing Denied March 25, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanders, Thurmond, Hester & Jolles, Thurmond, Hester, Jolles & McElmurray, for plaintiff in error.

Fulcher, Fulcher, Hagler & Harper, Darius N. Brown, contra.


DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

1. When the attestation clause of a will recites all the facts essential to its due execution as a will, and it is shown that the alleged testatrix and those whose names appear thereon as witnesses actually affixed their signatures to the paper, a presumption arises that it was executed in the manner prescribed by law. Underwood v. Thurman, 111 Ga. 325 (36 SE 788); Wells v. Thompson, 140 Ga. 119 (78 SE 823, 47 LRA (NS) 722,...

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