MULLINS v. THOMPSON

No. S01A0865.

553 S.E.2d 154 (2001)

274 Ga. 366

MULLINS v. THOMPSON.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied October 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Drew, Eckl & Farnham, James M. Poe, Lisa S. Higgins, Atlanta, for appellant.

Leonard Danley, Douglasville, for appellee.


THOMPSON, Justice.

This case presents a question of first impression: Can a witness who is a lawyer be impeached by evidence showing that his license to practice law was suspended? We answer this question in the negative.

Evelyn Mullins died testate, leaving a number of children. One, Kathy Thompson, petitioned to probate the will; another, Roy Mullins, filed a caveat, alleging the will was a "traced forgery." The probate court admitted the will to probate...

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