Legal Opinion
Payne v. Jones
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 14, 1955No. 18815PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The defendant contends that the petition filed in the superior court by Mrs. Payne, seeking approval by the court of the contract to convey her one-half interest in the property now sought to be partitioned, established the contract between the parties as alleged in his answer. The allegations of the petition of Mrs. Payne are sufficient to show that, at the time of the filing of such petition, there was an existing contract. Murray County v. Pickering, 198 Ga. 354, 360 (31 S. E. 2d 722). The record does not contain any order by the judge of the superior court approving the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Robinson v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
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- Foster v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
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