Legal Opinion

In re Estate of Lott

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 21, 1983No. 39983PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Per curiam

This case presents a question of whether the Constitution of Georgia of 1983 broadens the jurisdiction of this court relating to cases involving wills. We hold that it does not, and the case is therefore transferred to the Court of Appeals.

This is an appeal of a superior court order which ruled that the probate court correctly determined it did not have jurisdiction to set aside the probate of a will because of a lost codicil being found. The Constitution of Georgia of 1976, Art. VI, Sec. II, Par. IV (Code Ann. § 2-3104), confers upon this court jurisdiction over “all cases which involve the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Reece v. McCrarySupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  2. Trust Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  3. Darnell v. TateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Slaick v. ArnoldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Royal v. BlackwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  3. In re FarkasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Collins v. KiahCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. Simmons v. EnglandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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