Supreme Court of Georgia· 3/8/1999
Miller v. Walker
Citations
- 514 S.E.2d 22
- 270 Ga. 811
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding rights of beneficiaries under their grandfather’s inter vivos trust terminated on their adoption outside the family
- interpreting a trust document to determine if the settlor intended his biological children to take under it despite their adoptions by unrelated persons
- “[T]he cardinal rule in construing a trust instrument. . . is to discern the intent of the settlor and to effectuate that intent within the language used and within what the law will permit.”
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Judges: Hines, Benham, Thompson, Fletcher, Sears, Hunstein, Carley
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- SunTrust Bank v. MerrittCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-03-25· cited 24×
- Durham v. DurhamSupreme Court of Georgia· 2012-06-18· cited 19×
- Heiman v. MayfieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-10-20· cited 9×
- Smith v. HallumSupreme Court of Georgia· 2010-03-01· cited 4×
- Wilkes v. FraserCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-12· cited 2×
- James David Wilkes v. Nell Wilkes FraserCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-12
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Citizens & Southern National Bank v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia· 1985-03-14· cited 63×
- In re the Estate of BestNew York Court of Appeals· 1985-10-24· cited 43×
- In Re Will of MartellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1984-06-29· cited 21×
- Ivey v. IveySupreme Court of Georgia· 1994-07-11· cited 21×
- Prince v. BarrowSupreme Court of Georgia· 1904-08-11· cited 20×
- Emory University v. DorseyCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1993-03-12· cited 19×
- Lanier v. LanierSupreme Court of Georgia· 1962-06-25· cited 19×
- Perling v. Citizens & Southern National BankSupreme Court of Georgia· 1983-03-01· cited 18×
- Estate of RussellCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1971-05-21· cited 17×
- Thomas v. Trust Co. BankSupreme Court of Georgia· 1981-06-16· cited 11×
- Menard v. FairchildSupreme Court of Georgia· 1985-04-24· cited 7×
- Walters v. SuarezSupreme Court of Georgia· 1939-05-10· cited 6×
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