Brooks v. Brooks

How courts have described this case

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

• outlining an exception to the general rule that probate court lacks jurisdiction to determine title to contested property
• Under OCGA §§ 53-7-62 and 53-7-63 it is within the power of the probate court to “ ‘hear evidence upon any contested question, and settle finally between the distributees and [the] administrator.’ ”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Brooks v. Brooks
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1938-02-19· cited 24×
• Latham v. Fowler
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1941-09-11· cited 22×
• Greenway v. Hamilton
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-06-26· cited 18×
• Fowler v. Cox
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-12-19· cited 16×
• Hartsfield v. Hartsfield
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1953-02-28· cited 7×
• In Re Estate of Long
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-02-16· cited 5×
• Hudson v. Abercrombie
  N.D. Georgia· 1987-12-14· cited 2×

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Dix v. Dix
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1909-05-13· cited 72×
• Cook v. Weaver
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1886-05-01· cited 12×
• Brooks v. Brooks
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1936-09-24· cited 9×
• Lyons v. Armstrong
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1914-08-18· cited 8×
• Durham v. Durham
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1899-04-21· cited 7×