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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

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. J ACQUELI N E THOMPSON-BRAGG v

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. DANE PERKI NS et a l

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Th i s ap p eal i nv o l v es an o n g o i n g d i s p u t e b et ween t h e h ei rs of Ho d g e an d Hat t i e

Ki n g co ncern i n g fo u r t ract s o f l an d t h a t t h e Ki n g s jo i n t ly o wn ed as t en an t s in

co m m o n d u ri n g Ho d g e’ s l i fet i m e. In Th o mp s on v. Bl a ckwel l

, 2 9 6 Ga. 4 43

, 4 4 7 (1 )

(7 6 9 SE2 d 4 6) (2 01 5 ), t h e Su p rem e Co u rt h el d t h at u n d er Ho d g e’ s wi ll

, h i s i n t eres t

i n t h e p ro p ert y wen t to Hat ti e as a li fe es t at e wi t h t he rem ai n der t o Ho d g e’ s s o n an d

g ran d ch il d ren , i n cl u d i n g J acq u el i n e Th o m p s o n -Brag g (co l l ect i v el y referred t o as t h e

“ Th o m p s o n Gro u p”).

Fo l l owi n g t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s ru l i ng s o n th e s u b s eq u en t p art i t i o n a c t i o n s , t h i s

Co u rt vacat ed a n d rem an d ed t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s p art i ti o n ru l in g s wi t h i ns t ru ct i o n s to

fo l l o w t h e m an dat o ry p ro v i s i o n s of t he Un i fo rm Part i t i o n o f Hei rs Pro p ert y Act

(“ UPHPA”). Myl es et a l

. v. Bl a ckwel l et a l.

, Cas e No

. A1 9 A2 4 9 2 (d eci d ed M arch 1 3,

2 0 2 0 ). Th i s Co u rt al s o v acat ed an d rem an d ed t h e t ri al co urt ’ s award of at t o rn ey fees

ag ai n s t t h e Th om

ps o n Gro u p an d rev ers ed t he tri al co u rt ’ s ru l i n g s o n t h e Th o m p so n

Gro up ’ s co u n t ercl ai m s . On J an u ary 2 7 , 2 0 2 1

, t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered a n ew o rd er.

D i s s at i s fi ed wi th t h e new o rd er, Th o m p s o n -Brag g h as fi l ed an o ri g i n al

m an d am u s p et it i o n i n t hi s Co urt ag ai n s t th e Tu rn er Co u n t y Su p eri or Co u rt an d J u d g e

C. Dan e Perk i n s t o co m

p el t h e res p o n d en t s t o (1 ) i ss u e an o rd er d ecl ari n g al l o rd ers

i n t hi s cas e v o id

, v acat e th e t ri al co u rt ’ s Jan u ary 2 7

, 2 0 2 1 o rd er, an d is s u e a p art i t i o n

o rd er t h at fo l l ows t he m a n d a t o r y p ro ced u res o f t h e UPHPA; (2 ) i s s u e an o rd er

award i n g h er n o les s th an $ 1,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 in d a m a g es o n her co un t ercl ai m s o r h o l d a

h eari n g o n t h e am en d ed co u nt ercl ai m s ; an d (3 ) reas s i g n t h e cas e t o an o t h er ju d ge.

Th i s cas e i s n o t , h o wev er, s u bject t o o ri g i n al m an dam u s rel i ef b y

o ur Co u rt

. June 08, 2021Ap p el l at e co u rt s h av e m an d am u s au t h o ri ty i n ai d o f t h ei r ju ri s d i ct i o n , s ee Ga.

Co n s t

. of 1 9 8 3

, A rt

. V I, Sec. I, Par. IV, b u t t h e n eed t o res o rt t o t h e ap p el l at e co u rt s

fo r s u ch rel i ef i s “ ex t rem el y rare” becau s e “ th e s u peri o r co u rt s o f t h i s s t at e h av e t h e

p o we r, i n p ro p er cas es , t o i ss ue p ro ces s i n t h e n at u re of m an d am u s , p ro h i b i t i o n,

s p eci fi c p erfo rm an ce, q u o wa rran t o , an d i nju nct i o n [.] ” Br o wn v. Jo h n s o n , 2 5 1 Ga.

4 3 6

, 4 3 6 (3 0 6 SE2 d 6 5 5 ) (1 9 8 3). Th i s i s n o t on e of t h e ex t rem el y rare i n s t an ces in

wh i ch th i s Co u rt wi ll ex er c ise ori g i n al m an d am u s j u ri s d i ct i o n

. See Ga

y v. Owen s , 2 9 2

Ga. 4 80

, 4 82 -4 8 3 (2 ) (7 3 8 SE2 d 6 1 4 ) (2 0 1 3 ). Un t i l T h o m p so n -Brag g h as p u rs u ed

rel i ef i n s u p eri o r co u rt an d ob t ai n ed a ru l i n g t h ereo n , t h ere i s n o b as i s fo r t h i s Co u rt

t o ex erci s e ju ri sd i ct i o n

. See Br o wn , 2 5 1 G a. at 4 3 6-4 3 7

. Acco rd i ng l y , t h i s p et i t i o n fo r

wri t o f m an d am

u s i s h ereb y

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