Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Edwards
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 17, 1988No. 76533PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Appellant Tom Edwards, Jr., a/k/a Mack Treadwell, brought an action in probate court seeking to have his claim of heirship and quantity of interest established in the estate of Tom Edwards, as his legal son and heir, by proof of a common law marriage between his deceased mother and Edwards. Upon appeal to the superior court a jury found that appellant was not an heir at law of Edwárds, and this appeal ensued. Held:
1. “Whether a man and a woman have entered into a common law marriage is a question of fact.” Taylor v. Taylor, 243 Ga. 506, 508 (255 SE2d 32) (1979). OCGA § 19-3-1…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Prince v. BlackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Fireman's Fund Insurance v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Taylor v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Murray v. ClaytonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
3Cited by5 opinions
- Claim of Coney v. R.S.R. Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Baynes v. BaynesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- In re Estate of LeGrandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Ridley v. GrandisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Ridley v. GrandisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990