Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Russell.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 6, 2018No. A17A2091PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Presiding Judge.

*258 This court is a court of review. We cannot receive evidence. We can only consider evidence that had been received by the trial court. And when that evidence is in conflict, we must defer to the trial court about whom to believe. Our authority to reverse the decisions of trial courts is limited to cases where they have failed to follow controlling legal rules, where they have overstepped the boundaries of their broad discretion, or where their rulings are unsupported by any evidence.

It is difficult to craft an argument adjusted to those constraints on our authority.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Orange v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  2. Clemmons v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  3. In re Estate of CoutermarshCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Henry Cook v. Don SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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