Legal Opinion
Durham v. Durham
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 18, 2012No. S12A0537; S12A0607PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nahmias, Justice.
The question presented by these two cases is whether appeals that involve the proper interpretation of a trust provision come within this Court’s general appellate jurisdiction over “equity cases,” Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. Ill (2), because the resolution of that legal issue will affect the administration of the trust. Consistent with our precedent on this question, we conclude that such cases do not come within our equity jurisdiction.
1. These cases arise from a declaratory judgment action filed by trustee William E. Callaway, Jr., seeking to determine the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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