Heiman v. Mayfield

Ellington, Judge.

Curtis Lee Mayfield III and Sharon Lavigne (“the beneficiaries”) initiated this action in the Superior Court of Fulton County against Marvin Heiman and others in connection with the administration of a trust created by the musician Curtis Lee Mayfield, Jr. Heiman filed a counterclaim, alleging that, by filing their complaint, the beneficiaries breached contracts in which they released him from any liability. The beneficiaries dismissed their action, leaving only Heiman’s counterclaim pending. The trial court granted the beneficiaries’ subsequent motion to dismiss Heiman’s…