Legal Opinion
Chastain v. Baker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 13, 1986No. 42888PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Presiding Justice.
The Court of Appeals has certified the following question to this court: “Georgia Laws 1984, p. 5268, § 1A (b) provides: ‘There shall be no appeal to superior court from the Probate Court of Clayton County. Appeals from the Probate Court of Clayton County shall be taken directly to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court in the same manner in which appeals are taken to said courts from the superior courts.’ However, OCGA § 5-3-2, which was enacted prior to the aforementioned local legislation, provides in pertinent part: ‘An appeal shall lie to the superior court…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Young v. Climatrol Southeast Distributing Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- R. W. Page Corp. v. LumpkinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Abernathy v. DorseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Mooney v. MooneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Gober v. Colonial Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1972
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Carlock v. Kmart Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Collins v. Lombard Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Dolinger v. DriverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Citizens for Ethical Government, Inc. v. Gwinnett Place Associates, L.P.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Scarbrough Group v. WorleySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
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