Legal Opinion
Fiumefreddo v. Scudder
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 14, 1984No. 40344PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
The controlling issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly granted summary judgment to the appellees based on the Simultaneous Death Act (the Act). OCGA § 53-11-1 et seq. (Code Ann. § 113-2901 et seq.).
On December 12,1982, Charles Scudder and Joseph Odum were murdered in Scudder’s home in Chattooga County, Georgia. See West v. State, 252 Ga. 156 (313 SE2d 67) (1984) (appeal from conviction for murders of Scudder and Odum). Scudder’s will left all of his personal property and the residue of his estate “[t]o my friend Joseph Odum.” Article VII of Scudder’s will…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Burnette Ford, Inc. v. HayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Eiberger v. WestSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- West v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Tri-Cities Hospital Authority v. SheatsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Smith v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Estates of Perry v. HillCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2001
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