Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Todd
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 10, 1958No. 20163PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
The deed to secure debt upon which the plaintiff relies for title completely divested the grantor therein, the defendant Milam, of all title to the land therein described and involved in this suit. Accordingly, when execution issued against the grantor Milam on July 26, 1956, and when the sheriff levied that execution on said land, sold it and attempted in 1957, to convey it by sheriff’s deed to defendant Todd, the defendant in fi. fa. had no title and no' leviable interest. Hence, the sheriff’s deed conveyed no title. Shumate v. McLendon, 120 Ga. 396 (4) (48 S. E.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Shumate v. McLendonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Rose City Foods Inc. v. Bank of Thomas CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Bennett Lumber Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Decatur Lumber & Supply Co. v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Dudley v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Jenkins v. BOARD OF ZONING &C. CITY OF COLUMBUSCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Holmes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Todd v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- CTC Finance Corporation v. HoldenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Barksdale v. Peoples Financial Corp. of AlpharettaDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1975
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