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CORNELIUS v. CROSBY

34243.

243 Ga. 26 (1979)

252 S.E.2d 455

CORNELIUS v. CROSBY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 24, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miles & McCoy, Peyton Miles, Jackson S. Cooley, for appellant.

Emmett P. Johnson, for appellee.

MARSHALL, Justice.

The caveator appeals from the judgment of the superior court affirming the probate of an alleged will by the probate court. We affirm.

1. Georgia law does not require an attestation clause to a will to make it valid, provided it is attested by two competent witnesses and all the formalities for the execution of wills were observed. Whitfield v. Pitts, 205 Ga. 259, 269 (1) (53 S.E.2d 549) (1949); Code Ann. Ch. 113-3. A proper attestation...

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