§ 53-2-45 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Effect of legacy or devise to subscribing witness; competency of witness where spouse is legatee - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 53-2-45 (2010)
53-2-45. (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Effect of legacy or devise to subscribing witness; competency of witness where spouse is legatee

(a) If a subscribing witness is also a legatee or a devisee under the will, the witness shall be competent; but the legacy or devise to him shall be void unless there are at least two other subscribing witnesses to such will who are not legatees or devisees under such will.

(b) A person may be a witness to a will by which a legacy is given to his spouse, the fact going only to his credibility.