Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Channel
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 19, 2018No. S17A1357PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
In this feud between siblings over their aunt's estate, the question presented is the propriety of the extensive relief granted by the trial court on a motion for an interlocutory injunction. Because most of the relief was not proper interlocutory relief, we vacate the disputed parts of the trial court's order and remand the case.
1. The first seeds of the feud were sown on July 29, 2008, when Frances Huff gave Charles Barnes, Jr., her nephew, power of attorney over her affairs, which he then handled until her death. By 2014, Huff had moved from her house into a nursing home.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Crumley v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Hoffman v. FletcherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- McHugh Fuller Law Group, Pllc v. Pruitthealth-Toccoa, LLCSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Warren v. WarrenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- McGahee v. WaldenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
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