Hasty v. Castleberry

How courts have described this case

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

• “The trustee has a duty to administer the trust, diligently and in good faith, in accordance with the terms of the trust and applicable law.” (citation and punctuation omitted)
• where it is not “humanly impossible for [the fiduciary] to act fairly in the two capacities and on behalf of the two interests,” he is not disqualified from serving as a fiduciary
• “Generally, it is not permitted for a fiduciary to be in a position where his interests might conflict with that of a beneficiary, and a trustee shall administer the trust solely in the interests of the beneficiaries.”
• The fundamental rules of statutory construction require a statute to be construed according to its terms and “to give words their plain and ordinary meaning and to avoid a construction that makes some language mere surplusage.” (citation and punctuation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Smith v. Suntrust Bank
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2014-01-15· cited 13×
• Peterson v. Peterson
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-03-05· cited 11×
• WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. v. COOK Et Al.; And Vice Versa
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2015-07-08· cited 8×
• ROLLINS Et Al. v. ROLLINS Et Al.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2016-07-15· cited 7×
• In re Estate of Hubert
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-22· cited 7×
• Rollins v. Rollins
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2015-11-23· cited 1×
• Five Star Athlete Management, Inc. v. Luther Davis
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-07-13
• In Re: Estate of Joseph Elbert Cheeley, Jr.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2025-07-01
• Ashley Claxton v. Dale Adams
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-09-21

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Slakman v. Continental Casualty Co.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-10-06· cited 78×
• Citizens & Southern National Bank v. Haskins
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1985-03-14· cited 63×
• Retention Alternatives, Ltd. v. Hayward
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2009-06-01· cited 26×
• Robinson v. Boyd
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-10-18· cited 26×
• SunTrust Bank v. Merritt
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-03-25· cited 24×
• DeKalb County v. J & a Pipeline Co.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-12-03· cited 19×
• Durham v. Durham
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-06-18· cited 19×
• Holmes v. Henderson
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-06-25· cited 18×
• Mayfield v. Heiman
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-07-16· cited 18×
• Griffith v. First National Bank & Trust Co.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1982-02-17· cited 14×
• Namik v. Wachovia Bank of Georgia
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-04-14· cited 7×
• Harp v. Pryor
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-03-24· cited 7×
• Marsh v. Clarke County School District
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-10-15· cited 7×
• Moore v. Self
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1996-06-07· cited 4×