Edmondson v. Gilmore

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Edmondson v. Gilmore

583 S.E.2d 172, 261 Ga. App. 474, 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 1846, 2003 Ga. App. LEXIS 703, 2003 WL 21299385

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Court of Appeals of Georgia·Decided June 4, 2003·No. A01A0838·Published

Opinion

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

In Edmondson v. Gilmore,¹ this Court concluded that collateral estoppel barred Scott and Traci Edmondson from petitioning to adopt T. M. G. However, in In re T M. G.,² the Supreme Court reversed this Court’s opinion, concluding that the Edmondsons were free to proceed with the adoption. Accordingly, this Court’s opinion in Edmondson v. Gilmore is hereby vacated, and the judgment of the Supreme Court is made the judgment of this Court. It follows that the ruling of the trial court is hereby reversed.

Judgment reversed.

Johnson, P. J., and Ellington, J., concur.

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Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

In Edmondson v. Gilmore,¹ this Court concluded that collateral estoppel barred Scott and Traci Edmondson from petitioning to adopt T. M. G. However, in In re T M. G.,² the Supreme Court reversed this Court’s opinion, concluding that the Edmondsons were free to proceed with the adoption. Accordingly, this Court’s opinion in Edmondson v. Gilmore is hereby vacated, and the judgment of the Supreme Court is made the judgment of this Court. It follows that the ruling of the trial court is hereby reversed.

Judgment reversed.

Johnson, P. J., and Ellington, J., concur.

Footnotes

Edmondson v. Gilmore, 583 S.E.2d 172, 261 Ga. App. 474, 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 1846, 2003 Ga. App. LEXIS 703, 2003 WL 21299385 (Ga. Ct. App. 2003).

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