Legal Opinion
Stapler v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 11, 1933No. 9417PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
In this State there is a difference between a deed to secure a debt, which conveys legal title to the grantee, and a mortgage, which merely creates a lien upon the mortgaged property; but for the purposes of this ease the difference is immaterial, and for convenience in answering the question propounded by the Court of Appeals “A” will in some instances be referred to as “the mortgagor” and “B” as “the mortgagee” and “C” as “the grantee.”
In 19 R. C. L. 373, § 143, it is stated: “Where the grantee of mortgaged premises assumes and agrees to pay the mortgage, he becomes at least as to the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Calvo v. . DaviesNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Braun v. CrewCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
- Zastrow v. KnightSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1930
- George v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
- Codman v. DelandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Betts v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Hart v. DeLowe Partners, Ltd.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- W. Sam Edwards, Administrator of the Estate of Marion H. Allen, Former Collector of Internal Revenue v. Mrs. Dorothy Dannenberg GreenwaldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Alropa Corp. v. SnyderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- National Mortgage Corp. v. BullardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
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