Series II. Cherry, Mobley v. Hopkins, 1933-1990 This series contains legal documents and other records from the 1986 Superior Court case (Civil Action No. 26258 and 26448) and 1988 Georgia Supreme Court appeal (Appeal 44687) of Rebecca Wight Cherry (daughter of Ward Wight, Sr. and owner of lot known as Camellia Court), Florie Mobley (owner of motel next to Camellia Court known as Craft Court) v. Pauline Hopkins (executor of the estate of J. Hunter Hopkins), Alton H. Hopkins, and Elizabeth H. Kidd (executor of the estate of Robert R. Hopkins). By the 1980s, the ocean had retreated from the Cherry and Mobley land lots causing the accretion of approximately 1000 feet of land between the original property line (as platted in 1911) and the then current high water mark. Cherry and Mobley claimed ownership of the accreted land since it accreted from their property. Hopkins, et al. also claimed ownership of the accreted land as heirs of the developer of the East End Subdivision. The East End Subdivision was developed in the early 1900s by Robert R. Hopkins, Sr. and his son, J. Hunter Hopkins. Elizabeth Hopkins Kidd, daughter of Robert R. Hopkins, Sr., became executor of the estate when her father died in 1936. In May 1985, Florie Mobley sold lots 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, and 55 (aka Crafts Court) to Coast House Ltd. and Sandease Ltd. Rebecca Wight Cherry owned 25% undivided interest in the adjoining lots, 56 and 57, next to Mobley. The warranty deed did not provide the buyer any interest in or recreational easement to the accreted land. Subseries A. 1986 Court Case, 1983-1988box folder Request box 1 9 Miscellaneous Matters East End Subdivision, 1971-1983 1 10 R.R. Hopkins Estate and J. Hunter Hopkins, Jr - Documents, 1967-1972 1 11 Appraisal Of 9 Acres, East End Subdivision, 1984 1 12 Rolleston v. Sea Island Properties, Inc. - Civil Action 22060, 1983-1985 1 13 Glynn County Board Of Tax Assessors - Reevaluation, 1983, 1983-1986 1 14 Pleadings - Civil Case 26258 and 26448, 1983-1985 1 15 Hopkins (Re: Partition), 1987-1989 1 16 Hopkins/Cherry Correspondence #2, 1987 1 17 Appellees' Brief Prep
, 1884-1986 1 18 Hopkins/Cherry (Related Apppeals), 1987 1 19 Hopkins/Cherry Correspondence #1, 1985-1986 box folder Request box 2 1 Appeal Cases 35333, 35334, 35335, 1979 2 2 Pre-Trial Order, 1984-1986 2 3 Decisions, 1985 2 4 Law And Related Cases, 1985 2 5 Cherry/Hopkins Trial Photographs, 1986 2 6 Proposed Zoning Ordinances, 1973 2 7 Judicial Decisions, Date Unknown 2 8 Correspondence - Rolleston v. Hopkins, et al., 1987-1989 2 9 Appeal Documents, 1988 2 10 Clippings - Rolleston v. Hopkins, 1988 2 11 Miscellaneous Documents, 1974-1986 2 12 Rolleston v. Hopkins - Glynn Superior Court - Civil Action 87-01632-3, 1987-1989 2 13 Correspondence - Surpeme Court - Mobley & Rolleston v. Hopkins, et al, 1988 2 14 Correspondence - Mobley v. Hopkins, et al., 1987-1988 2 15 Ward Wright, Jr et al. - Motion For Intervention, 1985 2 16 Marshlands Protection Act, 1984 2 17 Mobley v. Hopkins - Glynn Superior Court - Civil Action x87-01511, 1987 2 18 Pleadings - Rolleston v. Hopkins Surpeme Court Case, 1987-1988 2 19 Pleadings - Mobley v. Hopkins Surpeme Court, 1988 2 20 Withington, et al. v. Glynn County, et al. Glynn County Superior Court, 1987 2 21 Mobley v. Curry, Jones, First Federal, Davis, et al. - Glynn Superior Court No. 28597, 1985 2 22 Miller, Williams, Olsen - Motion To Intervene, 1985 2 23 Cherry v. Hopkins - Correspondence from May 9, 1985, 1985-1989 2 24 PreTrail - Civil Action 26258, 1986 2 25 Affidavit of Elizabeth Hopkins Kidd, 1984 2 26 East End Subdivision - 12/85 - Correspondence, 1983-1986 2 27 Summary Judgment Motion, 1985 2 28 Correspondence fom Tanner to Hopkins, 1986 2 29 Shore Protection Act of 1978, 1978 2 30 Proposed State Legislation, 1972-1978 box folder Request box 3 1 Hopkins/Cherry Trial Exhibits, 1984 3 2 Hopkins/Cherry Transcript To Trial Volume 1, 1986 3 3 Hopkins/Cherry Transcript To Trial Volume 2, 1986 3 4 Hopkins/Cherry Transcript To Trial Volume 3, 1986 3 5 Case Correspondence - 1, 1987 3 6 Case Correspondence - 2, 1987 3 7 Case Documentation, 1989 3 8 Glynn County Superior Court - Civil Action 26285 and 26448, 1986 3 9 Transcript Of PreTrail Hearing, 1986-04-01 3 10 Transcript On MSJ And PreTrail Hearing, 1986-05-16 3 11 Pretrial Order, 1986 3 12 Miscellaneous Notes, 1986 3 13 Mrs. Cherry, 1986 3 14 Mrs. Mobley, 1986 3 15 Alva B. Lines, 1986 3 16 Trial Notes, 1986 3 17 Pleadings Drafts, 1986 3 18 Law - Cases Listed In Pretrial Order, 1986 3 19 Agreements, etc., 1986 3 20 Hopkins Documents, Extra Copies, 1986 Subseries B. 1988 Appeal, 1933-1990box folder Request box 4 1 Depositions, 1987 4 2 Rebecca Cherry, Plantiff v. Hunter Hopkins and Alton Hopkins, Defendants, 1986 4 3 Craft's Ocean Court - East End Subdivision, 1986 4 4 Plantiff's Motion For Summary Judgment, 1987 4 5 Motion For Appeal - Documentation (#1), 1987 4 6 Motion For Appeal - Documentation (#2), 1987 4 7 Pretrial Documents, 1987 4 8 Rolleston - Appeal 4 9 Depositions, 1985 4 10 St. Simons Coast Guard Station, 1989 4 11 Warranty Deeds, 1986 4 12 Dept. of Natural Resources / GA Court of Appaels Case #A89A104, 1988-1989 4 13 Research Of Law, 1982 4 14 Survey East End Subdivision, 1983 4 15 Respondent, 1987 4 16 Rules Of ALJ [Administrative Law Judge], 1980 4 17 Request for Review, 1988 4 18 Affidavits, 1988 4 19 Petitioner's Appeal To Fulton County Superior Court, 1988 4 20 Maps and Plats, 1987 4 21 Correspondence - Civil Action D-54753 4 22 Notes, 1986 December 4 23 Orders of ALJ [Administrative Law Judge], 1987 4 24 Sales Information - Watermark Property, 1987 4 25 Pretrial Order, 1988 4 26 Assessment of Attorney Fees, 1988 4 27 Extra copies of exhibits 4 28 Exhibits - CA#26258, 1988 box folder Request box 5 1 Motions #1, 1987-1993 5 2 Motions #2, 1987-1989 5 3 Correspondence, 1988-1996 5 4 Appeal - Case 44687, 1987 5 5 Research on Res Judicata, 1987 5 6 Transcripts - Civil Action 87-01632-3, 1988 5 7 Hopkins/Cherry Pleadings File, 1985-1986 5 8 Appellant's Brief - Case 46044, 1988 5 9 Appellant's Brief - Case 46098, 1988 5 10 2nd Appeal - Case 43676, 1986 5 11 1st Appeal - Case 41649, 1984-1985 5 12 Supplemental Brief 41649, 1985 5 13 [Exhibits: House of Representatives Documents Vol. 31 76th Congress, 3rd Session, Jan 3,1940-Jan 3,1941; Document No. 820 (US Army Beach Erosion Study, St. Simons Island, GA) 1985 Aerial Photo], 1940-1941, 1985 oversized_box Request oversized_box 1 [Exhibits: Maps, Plat Maps, and Aerial Photographs], 1986 oversized_box Request oversized_box 2 [Exhibit: Topographical Map T-5123], 1933
Series IV. Hamby v. Hopkins, 1987-2000 This series contains transcripts, appraisals, contracts, correspondence, newspaper articles, notes, affidavits, and other legal records relating to the 1998 case (Case No. 97-02223) and 2000 case (Case No. 98-01747) Hamby v. Hopkins. Denval Hamby was the developer of Coast Cottages and The Villas at Coast Cottages. He purchased a portion (Lot 57 Extension, aka Tract 4A) of the estate of Robert R. Hopkins; however, he was not able to reach an agreement with Alton H. Hopkins and the other members of Hopkins family members to purchase their portions of the estate. Ownership of the Hopkins estate was proportioned as follows: Alton Hopkins (12.50%); Mrs. Alton Hopkins aka Virginia Hopkins (12.50%); Mrs. J Hunter Hopkins aka Pauline A. Hopkins (25%); Winifred Fanning and Earl Lynn Kidd, co-administrators of the will of Robert R. Hopkins (50%). The court ultimately ordered the sale of the Lot 57 Extension. Subseries A. First Court Casebox folder Request box 6 1 East End Subdivision: Appraisals, 1994-1998 6 2 East End Subdivision: Wetlands, 1988-1991 6 3 East End Subdivision: Correspondence, 1993-2000 6 4 Correspondence - East End, 1985-1994 6 5 East End Subdivision: Correspondence, 1995-1997 6 6 Paul H. Sanders, 1994-1997 6 7 Title Matters - J. Hunter Hopkins, Jr., 1959-1988 6 8 Plantiff's Complaint and Hopkins' Response, 1996 6 9 East End Subdivision: Newspaper Articles, 1970-1994 6 10 East End Subdivision: 1993 Marketing, 1990-1993 6 11 Newspaper Articles - East End Subdivision, 1980-2000 6 12 St. Simons Brokers, Inc., 1994 6 13 Correspondence, 1992-1993 6 14 Coastal Developments, 1985-1994 6 15 East End Subdivision - Surveys, 1991 6 16 Notes, 1997-1998 6 17 Purchase and Sale Of Lot 58 and 59/ EES - Hancock Development Company, 1997-1998 6 18 Property Sales, 1993-1998 6 19 East End Subdivision - Contracts, 1984-1997 6 20 Sales Contracts, 1995-1998 6 21 Miles' Sales Contract #4, 1997 6 22 Hopkins' 1st Interrogatories to Plantiff: Plantiff's Response, 1998 6 23 Modified View Easement, 1995-1998 6 24 Miscellaneous, 1982-1999 6 25 Hopkins Motion to Dismiss Plantiff's Complaint, 1998 6 26 Response of Defendants to Plantiff's Motion for Prompt Hearing on Statutory Partition Action, 1998 6 27 Motion for Judgment on Pleadings, 1998 box folder Request box 7 1 Coast Cottages - Notes and Newspaper Clippings, 1991-1996 7 2 Proposed Deed - Establish 70/30 Ownership, 1988 7 3 Plats and Surveys, 1994 7 4 Maps And Plats - East End Subdivision, 1972 7 5 R.R. Hopkins Estate: Conveyances To/From Hamby, 1999 7 6 Lee Testimony in Cherry v. Rolleston , 1986 7 7 Hopkins 1st Response for Production to Plantiff / Plantiff's Response, 1998 7 8 Motion to Compel and Brief, 1998 7 9 Exhibits/Complaint, 1997 7 10 East End Subdivision - Title, 1992-1995 7 11 Correspondence, 1998 7 12 New Subdivision Plat, 1997 7 13 Legal Research #97-02223, 1997 7 14 East End Subdivision Beach Drive, 1997-2001 7 15 Regulations (Part 1), 1984-1989 7 16 Regulations (Part 2), 1889-1990 7 17 Discovery, 1999 7 18 Exhibits, 1995 7 19 Exhibits and Correspondence, 1999 7 20 Plats, 2001 7 21 Notes #98-01747, 1998 7 22 Tax Documents and Correspondence, 1998-1999 7 23 Closing Documents, 2000 7 24 Defendants' Response No. 2, 1999-12-30 7 25 Defendants' Response No. 3, 1999-12-30 7 26 Defendants' Response No. 4, 1999-12-30 7 27 Defendants' Response No. 5, 1999-12-30 7 28 Defendants' Response No. 7, 1999-12-30 7 29 Defendants' Response No. 8, 1999 7 30 Defendants' Response No. 9, 1999-12-30 7 31 Defendants' Response No. 10, 1999-12-30 7 32 Defendants' Response No. 11, 1999-12-30 7 33 Affidavits and Exhibits #98-01747, 2000 7 34 Civil Action No. 97-02223, 1997 7 35 Case 98-01747 (1 of 3), 2000 box folder Request box 8 1 Case 98-01747 (2 of 3), 1999 8 2 Case 98-01747 (3 of 3), 2000 8 3 Hamby Newspaper Clippings, 2003 Subseries B. Second Court Casebox folder Request box 8 4 Maps and Plans, 1999 8 5 Correspondence, 1999 8 6 Title Matters, 1983-1995 8 7 East End Subdivision - Advalorem Taxes, 1988-1998 8 8 Briefs and Hearings, 2000 8 9 Rhett Tanner, 1986-1993 8 10 J. Hunter Hopkins, Jr. 706 Return, 1998 8 11 Voluntary Dismissal and Joint Voluntary Dismissal, 2000 8 12 Motion to Dismiss Respondents Appeal to Supreme Court, 2000 8 13 Plantiff's Complaint, 1998 8 14 East End Subdivision / DNR Lots 54 & 55, 1998-1999 8 15 Pleadings, 2000 8 16 Lot 57 / Motion for Severance & Response, 1999 8 17 Order and Notice of Appeal, 2000 8 18 Offers and Counteroffers, 1994-1996 8 19 Tracts 3 and 4 - Administrator's / Security Deeds, 1996-1999 8 20 Hamby Proposal, 2000 8 21 Hamby Development Plan, 1999 8 22 Sales Information, 2000 8 23 Notes, 1997 8 24 Exhibits to Plaintiff's Complaint, 1997 8 25 Subpoenas, 2000 8 26 Statutes and Cases, 1999 8 27 Lot 57, East End Subdivision , 1998 8 28 Handwritten Note, 1999 8 29 Memorandums of Law, 2000 8 30 Olive Way, Park Way, Beach Drive - Agreement, 1988 8 31 East End Subdivision - DNR Application, 1995 8 32 Notes, undated 8 33 Notes (Small Notepad), undated 8 34 First Hamby Case - Court Records Civil Case #97-02223, 1997-1999 box folder Request box 9 1 Order for Case #98-01747 / Copy of Civil Action #97-02223 also included., 2000 9 2 Case #98-01747 12/30/1999, 1999 9 3 Case #98-01747 01/07/2000, 2000 9 4 Case #98-01747 02/24/2000, 2000 9 5 Amended Notice for Appeal, 2000-2006 9 6 Supreme Court Case SA00A0994 - Brief, 2000 9 7 Ussery/Rule Division-Lot 57 Chart, 2000 9 8 Affidavit - T. Parker, 2000 9 9 Blue Print, 2000 9 10 Affidavit - R. Ussery, 2000 9 11 Hamby's Offer to Purchase, 1998 9 12 Legal Research, 1998 9 13 Original Discovery, 1999 9 14 Pleadings, 1999
Series V. Wiedemeyer v. Hopkins, 1988-2003 This series contains contracts, surveys, notes, correspondence, maps, photographs, audio recordings, and other records from the court case Wiedemeyer v. Hopkins (Civil Action No. 01-01491) concerning the sale of land from members of the Hopkins family to Robert J. Wiedmeyer, a retired doctor and builder of condominiums. At the time of the case, Wiedemeyer had purchased Lot 59 and half of Lot 58 from estate of Robert R. Hopkins, while Alton Hopkins still owned an interest in Lot 57 and the other half of Lot 58. box folder Request box 9 15 Villages at Coast Cottage, 2001 9 16 Complete Appraisal - Summary Report, 2002 9 17 Hamby v. Hopkins / Maps and Plats, 2000 9 18 Newsletter, 2002 Spring 9 19 Real Estate Transactions - St Simons/Brunswick News, 1999-2001 9 20 Hopkins v. Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, 1987-1988 9 21 Surveys, 1997 9 22 Hamby v. Hopkins, Lot 57, East End Subd. / Richard Friedman, 1998-2000 9 23 Blueprints, 1999 9 24 Miscellaneous & Memos, 2001-2003 9 25 Sales Contract, 2002-2003 9 26 East End Subdivision - Negotiations with Dr. Wiedemeyer, 1999-2002 9 27 Wiedemeyer v. Hopkins Civil Action #01-01491, 2001-2002 9 28 Hamby v. Hopkins Civil Action # 98-01747, 1998-2000 box folder Request box 10 1 Lots 58 and 59 Extension / Appraisal - Summary Report , 2002-2003 10 2 Lot 54-57 Parkway - taxes / East End Subdivision, 1999-2001 10 3 East End Subdivision / Revetment Construction, 1991 10 4 Photographs, 1987 10 5 Contracts, 2003 10 6 Depositions - Wiedemeyer, 2002 10 7 Maps and Plats, 1999 10 8 Sigman Deposition, 2002 10 9 Wiedemeyer Deposition, 1999 item Request item UC RBRL/338/CS0001 Dr. Wiedemeyer Re: Title Policy and Commitment for Lot 59, 1999-08-26 (
1 sound_recording(s)
) item Request item UC RBRL/338/CS0002 Dr. Wiedemeyer Swap w/w, 1999-07-12 (
1 sound_recording(s)
) box folder Request box 10 10 Dr. Robert Wiedemeyer / Correspondence, 2001 10 11 Pre-Trail Civil Action #01-01491, 2000 10 12-13 Civil Action #01-01491, 2000-2001 10 14 East End subdivision - Miscellaneous, 2002 10 15 Complaint, 2001 10 16 Newspaper Articles, 2002 10 17 Correspondence, 2002 10 18 Answer of Defendants, 2002 10 19 Legal Research, 1993-1994 10 20 Deposition Notices to Plantiff, 2002 10 21 Plantiff's 1st Interro and Request for POD, 2002 10 22 Plantiff's Response to Interr and Request for POD, 2002
Series VI. Hopkins v. Curry, 2003-2005 This series contains agreements, motions, contracts, correspondence, transcripts, and other legal records from the court case Hopkins v. Curry (Civil Action No. CV200050104) pertaining to the bankruptcy of Coast House Cottages and Coast House Cottages and Villas, LLC between 2003 and 2005. In 2003, Ramsbottom Commercial Real Estate Company had considered buying property from the Hopkins/Weidemeyer group (consisting of landowners Alton Hopkins, Virginia Hopkins, Mildred Pauline Arnett Hopkins, and Dr. Robert Weidemeyer). The sale ultimately did not go through and in 2004 Coast House Cottages and Villas, LLC (managed by Ernie P. and Kay P. Curry) purchased the land from Hopkins/Weidemeyer using a loan provided by J&B Global. In 2005, the Currys defaulted on the loan, filed for bankruptcy, and the land was returned to the Hopkins/Weidemeyer group. box folder Request box 10 23 Notes, Undated 10 24 Note and Guaranty Of Payment, 2005 10 25 Fax Letter - Contract, 2003 10 26 Ramsbottom Agreement, 2003 10 27 Global Inc. Lawsuit, 2004-2005 10 28 Coast House Cottages Bankruptcy, 2003-2005 10 29 Correspondence, 2004-2005 10 30 Bankruptcy Court - Motion to Stay Related Cases, 2005 10 31 Chapter 11 - Coast House Cottages, 2005 10 32 Motion For Summary Judgment, 2005 10 33 Faxes, 2004-2005 10 34 Defendants' Interrogatories & Request for POD - Plantiff's Response, 2005 10 35 Response To Defendants' 1st Request #1, 2003 box folder Request box 11 1 Response To Defendants' 1st Request #2, 2003 11 2 Response To Defendants' 1st Request #3, 2003 11 3 Response To Defendants' 1st Request #4, 2003 11 4 Response To Defendants' 1st Request #5, 2003 11 5-6 Pleadings, 2005 11 7 Motion to Extend, 2005 11 8 Curry Contract, 2003-2004 11 9 Miscellaneous, 2005 11 10 Sales Agreements, 2003