Legal Opinion
Smith v. Top Dollar Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 13, 1973No. 48092PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Judge.
"A lease for a period of five years or more is an estate for years (Schofield v. Jones, 85 Ga. 816, 823 (11 SE 1132); Anderson v. Kokomo Rubber Co., 161 Ga. 842 (132 SE 76)), under the provisions of Code § 85-801.” Ward v. McGuire, 213 Ga. 563, 565 (100 SE2d 276). A lease for less than five years, unless by its own terms it specifies differently, will pass only a usufruct. Code § 61-101; Warehouses, Inc. v. Wetherbee, 203 Ga. 483 (3) (46 SE2d 894). Examination of the petition and its exhibits shows that the parties to this lawsuit entered into an oral agreement of some sort for a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Schofield v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Warehouses Inc. v. WetherbeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Hotel Candler Incorporated v. CandlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Shell Petroleum Corp. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Anderson v. Kokomo Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1926
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Jones v. SpindelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Co-Op Mortgage Investments Associates v. PendleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- MacNerland v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Norris v. Downtown LaGrange Development AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Sierra Associates, Ltd. v. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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