In Re: Estate Of: Louise Ray Burkhalter

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ May 24, 2016 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A16A1698. IN RE: ESTATE OF: LOUISE RAY BURKHALTER. After the death of Louis Ray Burkhalter, two of the beneficiaries of her estate sought permission to file a petition for declaratory judgment. The trial court granted the beneficiaries requests to file a petition for declaratory judgment, but refused to interpret Burkhalter’s will. The executors appeal. Our State Constitution grants the Georgia Supreme Court jurisdiction over appeals in “[a]ll cases…