Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Zeigler
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 21, 2008No. A08A1457PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
In this third appearance of this case before this court, 1 we are asked to determine whether the probate court erred in ordering the former executrix of an estate, Stacey Hatchett, to pay compensatory and other damages to one of the estate’s beneficiaries, Rita Williams; and in requiring Hatchett and her attorney, Fred Clark, to pay expenses of litigation, including attorney fees, to Williams. After an evidentiary hearing, the probate court based its judgment on its finding that Hatchett, with assistance from Clark, sought to prolong the probate court proceedings through appeals…
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- Bunch v. ByingtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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