Adams v. Adams

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[w]hether the widow made a knowing waiver of her right to year’s support based upon an adequate consideration is a question of fact. [Cit.]”
• “This harsh rule is subject to exceptions, however, where, because of the nature of the statute and its previous application, unjust results would accrue to those who justifiably relied on it.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia
  Supreme Court· 1991-06-20· cited 803×
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1989-07-14· cited 18×
• Federated Mutual Insurance v. DeKalb County
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-09-03· cited 11×
• Taylor v. Taylor
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-10-23· cited 9×
• In Re ESTATE OF EMMETT TAYLOR BOYD
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-03-15· cited 7×
• Hunter v. Hunter
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-07-17· cited 6×
• Worley v. Peachtree City
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-07-09· cited 4×
• Lawrence v. Lawrence
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1985-09-05· cited 2×
• STATE OF GEORGIA v. SISTERSONG WOMEN OF COLOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE COLLECTIVE
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2023-10-24· cited 2×
• Sims v. Holtzclaw
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1989-10-25· cited 1×
• Young v. Ellis
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1983-04-05
• Brown v. Estate of Brown
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-09-22

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank
  Supreme Court· 1940-01-02· cited 1,225×
• Orr v. Orr
  Supreme Court· 1979-03-05· cited 714×
• Grayson-Robinson Stores Inc. v. Oneida Ltd.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1953-02-24· cited 55×
• Allan v. Allan
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1976-01-28· cited 47×
• Knowles v. Knowles
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1972-03-03· cited 45×
• Strickland v. Newton County
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1979-06-26· cited 35×
• City of Atlanta v. Gower
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1960-10-11· cited 26×
• Jones v. McCaskill
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1900-12-19· cited 26×
• Chambliss v. Bolton
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1917-04-12· cited 21×
• Moore v. Moore
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1906-11-13· cited 20×
• Jamison v. City of Atlanta
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1969-01-09· cited 16×
• Hubbard v. Hubbard
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1963-02-07· cited 5×
• Russell v. Hall
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1980-04-23· cited 5×
• Carter v. Carter
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1976-09-10· cited 4×