21 Ga. App. 416 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1917
1. The question in this case is whether or not a husband who kills his wife can inherit her property. It appears that this question has never been answered by a court of last resort of this State. Section 3930 of the Civil Code of 1910 is as follows: “Upon the death of the wife the husband is her sole heir, and upon payment of her individual debts, if any, may take possession thereof without administration, unless she dies intestate leaving a separate estate without remainder or limitation oyer which can and does take effect, and leaves, with the husband,
The court did not err in sustaining the demurrer to the plea, and properly directed a verdict for the plaintiff, under the agreement between the parties that this result should follow if the ruling on'the demurrer was correct.
Judgment affirmed.