Greene v. Greene

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

Lynette Greene, individually and in her capacity as executrix of her deceased husband Lloyd Greene’s estate, sought a declaratory judgment regarding a 1994 deed which conveyed real property to her and her husband. The trial court entered an order declaring (1) that the deed conveyed to Lynette and Lloyd Greene a joint tenancy with a right of survivorship; and (2) that Lynette Greene was the “sole owner” of the property. Ernest Greene, an heir under Lloyd Greene’s will, appealed to the Supreme Court of Georgia, which transferred the case to this Court. For reasons that…