Legal Opinion
Pyle v. City of Cedartown
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 20, 1999No. A99A1253PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
This case involves a dispute over title to a burial plot in a city cemetery. The City of Cedartown was drawn into the controversy when it conveyed title to the plot to the deceased’s son by his first marriage and not to his widow. The City was unaware of the animosity between the widow and her stepson.
When Danny Pyle died, he was survived by his second wife, Caron Pyle, and children from his first marriage, including a son, Michael Pyle. The day after Danny Pyle died, family members, including his widow and son, Michael Pyle, met at Northview Cemetery and chose two adjacent…
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