In Land v. Burkhalter, three persons attempted to witness a will. One of them, a notary, signed on a line that was reserved for witnesses and also signed as a notary. The notary signed in the presence of the testator (the person who made the will); the second witness also signed in the testator’s presence; the third witness, however, signed the will in another room. Georgia law requires that a will be attested by two witnesses in the presence of the testator. The notary was disqualified from signing as both a notary and a witness, but since the will did not need to be notarized, the notary’s signature was valid as a witness signature, and the Supreme Court held that the will was executed properly.