Legal Opinion
Mullins v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 1, 2001No. S01A0865Published
1Opinion of the Court
553 S.E.2d 154 (2001)
274 Ga. 366
MULLINS
v.
THOMPSON.
No. S01A0865.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
October 1, 2001.
Reconsideration Denied October 22, 2001.
Drew, Eckl & Farnham, James M. Poe, Lisa S. Higgins, Atlanta, for appellant.
Leonard Danley, Douglasville, for appellee.
THOMPSON, Justice.
This case presents a question of first impression: Can a witness who is a lawyer be impeached by evidence showing that his license to practice law was suspended? We answer this question in the negative.
Evelyn Mullins died testate, leaving a number of children. One, Kathy Thompson, petitioned to probate the will;…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Mullins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Tharpe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- United States v. RubensteinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- State v. LarocqueSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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