UNDERCOFLER, Justice.
In this case, we are called upon to examine the validity of an "in terrorem" clause forbidding any challenge to a will under penalty of forfeiture. Such clauses are permitted by statute, Code Ann. § 113-820, but are not favored in the law and, like all restrictions, must be strictly construed, Boykin v. Bradley, 192 Ga. 212 (14 S.E.2d 734) (1941). The trial court held the clause in this will invalid. We affirm.
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