Legal Opinion
Skelton v. Skelton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 16, 1983No. 40039PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
Following an adverse decision in the probate court, the appellant, propounder of the will of J. U. Skelton, appeals from a judgment of the superior court, based upon a jury’s verdict, which denied probate.
1. In his first enumeration, appellant contends the trial court erred in denying the Propounder’s motion to dismiss those paragraphs of the caveat alleging undue influence and mistake on the ground that Caveators failed to plead said paragraphs with particularity as required by OCGA § 9-11-9 (b) (Code Ann. § 81A-109). Propounder’s oral motion was made at the outset of the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Cochran v. McCollumSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Tilley v. KingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- McDonough Construction Co. v. McLendon Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Department of Human Resources v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Manley v. CombsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by61 opinions
- Babalola v. HSBC Bank, USA, N.A.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
- Southern Railway Co. v. LawsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Cook v. HuffSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Bailey v. EdmundsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- Carden v. BurckhalterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
56 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.