These companion appeals are before us on remand from the Supreme Court of Georgia. See Hall v. Davis Lawn Care Svc. , 314 Ga. 488, 877 S.E.2d 593 (2022) (" Hall II "). They concern rulings entered in two different cases below addressing who is the proper party to pursue a wrongful death action on behalf of the minor children of decedent Shauntrice Jones.

"A conservator of a minor is a person appointed by a court to ‘receive, collect, and make decisions’ about the minor's property." Hall v. Davis Lawn Care Svc. , 314 Ga. 488, 493 (2), 877 S.E.2d 593 (2022), quoting OCGA § 29-3-21 (a). OCGA § 29-3-22 of the Child Conservatorship Act sets out powers that are granted to conservators of minors, some of which are granted to conservators automatically upon their appointment, see OCGA § 29-3-22 (a), and others of which must be specifically requested by conservators and are granted only by court order, see OCGA § 29-3-22 (b), (c). With respect to automatic powers, OCGA § 29-3-22 (a) provides that " [w]ithout court order , the appointment of a conservator shall vest in the conservator [certain] exclusive power[s]" and then lists those powers.