Sims v. Sims

How courts have described this case

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

• testator’s choice of one relative rather than another as the favored beneficiary is an insufficient reason alone to deny probate to a will

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

28 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Georgia Power Co. v. Irvin
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-03-19· cited 55×
• Ogletree v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-10-18· cited 50×
• Holland v. Holland
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2004-04-27· cited 25×
• Quarterman v. Quarterman
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-11-24· cited 19×
• Mark Six Realty Associates, Inc. v. Drake
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-10-27· cited 17×
• In Re Estate of Sims
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-10-20· cited 15×
• City of Atlanta v. Landmark Environmental Industries, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-03-17· cited 15×
• McConnell v. Moore
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-04-14· cited 15×
• Avion Systems, Inc. v. Bellomo
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2016-07-14· cited 15×
• In Re Copelan
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-07-31· cited 13×
• Harper v. Harper
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-10-22· cited 13×
• Ashford v. Van Horne
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-04-29· cited 10×
• Duncan v. Moore
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2002-10-28· cited 10×
• Kendrick-Owens v. Clanton
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-11-22· cited 9×
• Bohlen v. Spears
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-12-04· cited 9×
• Sterling Tyrone Brown, Sr., as Surviving Spouse v. Southeastern Pain Specialists, P.C.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2016-11-18· cited 9×
• Bishop v. Kenny
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1996-02-12· cited 7×
• Trotman v. Forrester
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-11-07· cited 6×
• Miles v. Bryant
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-11-17· cited 6×
• Prine v. Blanton
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-01-09· cited 5×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Pendley v. Pendley
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1983-05-12· cited 89×
• Bohler v. Hicks
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1904-08-11· cited 53×
• Cornelius v. Crosby
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1979-01-24· cited 15×
• Akin v. Patton
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1975-09-11· cited 10×
• Morgan v. Ivey
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1967-01-05· cited 7×
• Lee v. Newman
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1978-01-05· cited 7×
• Mitchell v. Hillsman
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1978-04-27· cited 6×
• Russell v. Fulton National Bank
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1981-11-05· cited 4×