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DAVANT v. SHAW

17067, 17068.

206 Ga. 843 (1950)

59 S.E.2d 500

DAVANT v. SHAW; et vice versa.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 8, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Noel P. Park and Miles W. Lewis, for plaintiff.

William Erwin, Erwin, Nix, Birchmore & Epting, and J. G. Faust, for defendant.

HEAD, Justice.

In the construction of wills precedents are of but little or doubtful value, since no two wills are alike and each is a law unto itself. McGinnis v. Foster, 4 Ga. 378; Cook v. Weaver, 12 Ga. 47 (3); Comer v. Citizens & Southern National Bank, 182 Ga. 1, 5 (185 S. E. 77). There are general rules of law, however, to guide the court in the construction of all wills. It is the duty of the court to ascertain...

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