Grant v. Bell

Bowles, Justice.

We granted certiorari to attempt to eliminate confusion which has arisen out of the three previous appellate decisions in this case. See Grant v. Bell, 153 Ga. App. 832 (266 SE2d 512) (1980); Bell v. Grant, 244 Ga. 665 (261 SE2d 616) (1979); and Grant v. Bell, 150 Ga. App. 141 (257 SE2d 12) (1979). In the interest of judicial economy, we will decide the remaining issue of this appeal.

Grant is the plaintiff in this lawsuit which was brought to recover a one-third interest in proceeds derived from the sale of timber. The testatrix in this case gave a life estate in certain real…