Legal Opinion

Odum v. Henry

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 26, 1985No. 42452Published

1Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Presiding Justice.

The probate court of Toombs County appointed DeAnn Marcum Odom as guardian of Susan Cheryl Marcum, her incompetent sister. Subsequently, James Albert Ansley, the grandfather of Susan Cheryl Marcum, died leaving a will containing the following provision: “I also hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint my said two daughters as guardians of the property of Sue Marcum and as such they shall have the same powers and privileges and exemptions as given them above as executrixes and they shall also have the power to encroach upon the corpus of their ward’s estate for…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lamar v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Watts v. FinleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  3. Munford v. PeeplesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  4. Sinnott v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  5. Sargent v. BurdettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895

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