Legal Opinion
Kesler v. Veal
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 20, 1987No. 73452PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Chief Judge.
The appellants here are brothers, Jimmy and H. V. Kesler, against whom a jury verdict was rendered for the setting aside of a deed, $5,000 actual damages against both and $65,000 against each in punitive damages, all for fraudulent conveyance of property under OCGA § 18-2-22. Four days after Jimmy Kesler was convicted of the murder of Jan Veal Evans, he conveyed certain real property to his brother H. V. Kesler. Mrs. Evans’ minor children subsequently filed a wrongful death action against Jimmy Kesler and, before this case was tried, received a verdict of $550,000 in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Westview Cemetery, Inc. v. BlanchardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Chambers v. Citizens & Southern National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Jones v. SpindelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Miller v. KaiserSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
- Smith v. PilcherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Middlebrooks v. Hillcrest Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Kesler v. VealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Rolleston v. CherryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Lawson v. Athens Auto Supply & Electric, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Brown Transport Corp. v. StreetCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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