Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Peterson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 5, 2018No. S17A1488PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Chief Justice.
In consolidated actions in superior court, appellants Alex and David Peterson, who are brothers, claimed, among other things, that their mother, appellee Mary Peterson, and their brother, appellee Calhoun Peterson, had breached their duties as executors of the will of Mary's husband, Charles Hugh Peterson, and as trustees of a bypass trust created by that will.1 This appeal stems from the *311superior court's grant of a motion for summary judgment filed by Mary.2 For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the superior court.
Charles Hugh Peterson died testate in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cowart v. WidenerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Citizens & Southern National Bank v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Hardin v. HardinSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
- Hasty v. CastleberrySupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Bratton v. Trust Company of GeorgiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Bank of North Georgia v. 280 Partners, LLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
- First Acceptance Insurance Company of Georgia, Inc. v. HughesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
- HUGH DAVID PETERSON v. CLEVELAND CALHOUN PETERSON AS FOR THE ESTATE OF MARY JEANNETTE WILLCOXON PETERSONCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025
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