Hammond v. Sanders

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Derek Lester Hammond, Administrator C.T.A. of the Estate of Donald Lester Hammond, appeals from the grant of summary judgment to Kimberly Ann Sanders, Administratrix C.T.A. of the Estate of Linda Wheeler Hammond, in a declaratory judgment action apparently filed under OCGA § 9-4-4 in Fayette County Superior Court. The complaint sought a judgment declaring that Linda Wheeler Hammond predeceased Donald Lester Hammond.

Donald Lester Hammond caused the death of his wife, Linda Wheeler Hammond, by shooting her in the chest with a high-powered rifle, and almost immediately…