Legal Opinion

Rowland v. Clarke County School District

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 12, 2000No. S00A0388PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sears, Justice.

The appellant, Jack Rowland, as executor of his mother’s estate, appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to appellee Clarke County School District on Jack’s claim for the return of a painting that Jack alleged first had been loaned to the school district *472by his mother before her death, and then had been loaned anew by him as executor after her death. After careful consideration, we conclude that the trial court properly ruled that Jack’s cause of action was barred by the four-year statute of limitation for the return of personal property.1 Accordingly, we…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ringer v. LockhartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Cutcliffe v. ChesnutCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  3. Munford v. MacLellanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Broadfoot v. Hunerwadel (In Re Dulock)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2002
  2. Brandon Fulton v. Fulton County Board of CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2025

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