Hall v. Bailey

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

The trial court apportioned settlement proceeds from the wrongful death of Morocco Hall between the surviving divorced parents of the deceased pursuant to OCGA § 19-7-1 (c) (6). After hearing evidence from both parties, the court awarded ninety-five percent of the proceeds to Morocco’s mother, Angela Bailey, and the remaining five percent to Morocco’s father, Anderson Hall. Mr. Hall appeals claiming that the evidence did not support the trial court’s apportionment, and that OCGA § 19-7-1 (c) (6) should be “overruled” because it grants excessive discretion to the trial…