Legal Opinion

Hood v. Todd

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 17, 2010No. S10A0131PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

Appellee Regina Gordon Todd seeks to establish her right to a child’s share of the estate of testator John E. Buffington. The probate court denied a motion for summary judgment filed by the estate’s executors, appellants Beth Buffington Hood and Ginger Buffington Folger, by which they sought an adjudication as a matter of law that Todd was not a beneficiary under the testator’s will. This *165Court granted appellants’ application for interlocutory appeal, and, concluding that the probate court erred in finding a genuine issue of material fact regarding Todd’s beneficiary…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Benton v. BentonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  2. Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. DonovanIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Presley v. HanksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
  4. Patterson v. PattersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  5. In Re Estate of WrightCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2008

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3Cited by34 opinions

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