Legal Opinion

Davison v. Hines

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 2, 2012No. S12A0405PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melton, Justice.

Following a November 1-9, 2010 jury trial in the Superior Court of Houston County, the jury declared that a Will and a Revocable Trust executed by Thomas Hines, Sr. (“Mr. Hines”) in 2002 were invalid, as they were the product of undue influence. Steve and Deborah Davison, the executors of Mr. Hines’ estate, appeal from this ruling. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The record reveals that, on October 30, 2001, Mr. Hines executed a Will leaving the bulk of his estate to his wife for her life, and, upon her death, dividing the estate equally between his sons, appellees…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Cook v. HuffSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Bailey v. EdmundsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  3. Norman v. AultSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  4. Mathis v. HammondSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Dyer v. SoutherSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. McRae v. HoganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Johnson v. BurrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Jenifer Duncan v. Olga RawlsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  5. Odom v. HughesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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