Legal Opinion
Holton v. Lankford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 13, 1943No. Nos. 14333, 14334, 14335, 14336PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Reid, Chief Justice,
being disqualified, Judge A. L. Etheridge, of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, was designated for these cases.
Etheridge, Judge.
On September 15, 1928, Mrs. Rilza T. Holton filed a petition to register four tracts of land under provisions of the land-registration act of 1917, she claiming title by reason of seven years adverse possession under color of certain deeds set out in her petition; the color of title being claimed by virtue of a security deed executed by W. C. Lankford, dated November 7, 1911, to B. H. Tanner, to secure a debt of $15,000, due January 1, 1917, said deed…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Lankford v. HoltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Citizens & Southern National Bank v. EllisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Collinsville Granite Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Smith v. Georgia Loan, Savings & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1901
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Lankford v. HoltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949