Stamps v. JFB PROPERTIES, LLC

BENHAM, Justice.

This case is before us on a certified question from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. 1983 Ga. Const., Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. IV; OCGA § 15-2-9. The underlying case is a dispute over a $700,000 term life insurance policy on the life of Thomas Stamps, the late husband of plaintiff Diana Lynn Stamps. In 2003, Mr. Stamps was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia. Up until the spring of 2003, Mr. Stamps had a longtime career as an attorney. During his career, Mr. Stamps performed legal work for defendant Charles Prater and the two…