Edmondson v. Gilmore

Full title: EDMONDSON et al. v. GILMORE

Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jun 4, 2003

583 S.E.2d 172 (Ga. Ct. App. 2003)

261 Ga. App. 474

Opinion

A01A0838.

DECIDED: JUNE 4, 2003

Adoption. Brooks Superior Court. Before Judge Ellerbee, pro hac vice.

Griner Mirate, Galen A. Mirate, Melinda M. Katz, for appellee.

George M. Saliba II, Gregory A. Voyles, Charles R. Reddick, for appellee.

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 judgement of this Court. It follows that the ruling of the trial court is hereby reversed.

1 251 Ga. App. 776 ( 554 S.E.2d 742) (2001).

2 275 Ga. 543 ( 570 S.E.2d 327) (2002).

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

RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.

DECIDED JUNE 4, 2003.