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BUFFINGTON v. CHILDERS

46276.

259 Ga. 179 (1989)

378 S.E.2d 122

BUFFINGTON et al. v. CHILDERS et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 13, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kinney, Kemp, Pickell, Sponcler & Joiner, L. Hugh Kemp, Cynthia Noles Johnson, for appellants.

John O. Wiggins, Norman S. Fletcher. for appellees.

HUNT, Justice.

Roy Childers died testate in 1974. His sister, nephews and nieces brought this action against his wife, as administratrix of the estate, seeking a construction of the will giving them remainder interests. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the wife, and the sister, nephews and nieces appeal.

Childers' will gave his wife a life estate in "the homeplace" during her life or until she remarried...

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