Nesbitt v. Ewing

Full title: NESBITT et al. v. EWING et al

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Apr 24, 1979

256 S.E.2d 381 (Ga. 1979)

256 S.E.2d 381

Opinion

34778.

ARGUED APRIL 10, 1979.

DECIDED APRIL 24, 1979.

Construction of will. Gwinnett Superior Court. Before Judge Pittard.

H. Garland Head, III, for appellants. Powell, Goldstein, Frazer Murphy, William Linkous, Jr., John T. Marshall, Margaret V. Nesbitt, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

This will contest involves the construction of the will of Joseph L. Nesbitt, who died on June 4, 1978, survived by his widow and two adult daughters. The trial court construed the will, which was drawn in 1956, as having been intended by the testator to meet the requirements for a marital deduction for estate tax purposes in favor of the widow. The daughters appeal. We affirm. Strickland v. Trust Co. of Ga., 230 Ga. 714 ( 198 S.E.2d 668) (1973).

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.

PER CURIAM.

ARGUED APRIL 10, 1979 — DECIDED APRIL 24, 1979.