Legal Opinion
Newcomer v. Newcomer
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 22, 2004No. S04A1287PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Justice.
Charlie A. Newcomer III, appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing his complaint, which sought to avoid the exercise of a real estate option. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Mary Lynn Owens Newcomer died on March 23, 1976. Her will named her husband, Charlie A. Newcomer, Jr. (“Newcomer, Jr.”), as executor, and placed her house and surrounding five acres of land into a trust, with the Fulton National Bank named as trustee. Her husband was to receive a life estate in the realty, the remainder to be held in trust for their two children, Charlie A. Newcomer III and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mentone Hotel & Realty Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Vaughan v. VaughanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Foster v. RowlandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Gwinnett County v. BlaneySupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Destag of North America, Inc. v. LAN International, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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