Legal Opinion

McLeod v. Clements

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 29, 2015No. S14G1225PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAHMIAS, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to consider the following two questions:(1) Did the Court of Appeals err in “declin[ing] to follow Wardlaw v. Southern R. Co., 199 Ga. 97, 98 (1) (33 SE2d 304) (1945), for its statement that covenants running with the land bind subsequent owners thereof ‘with or without notice’ ”? McLeod v. Clements, 326 Ga. App. 840, 844 (755 SE2d 346) (2014). See Ga. Const, of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. VI.(2) Was Wardlaw wrongly decided?

We conclude that the answer to both questions is no. The statement from Wardlaw that the Court of Appeals declined to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Rosen v. WolffSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  2. Wardlaw v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1945
  3. Little v. Fleet FinanceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Farris v. Nationsbanc Mortgage Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Burk v. TyrrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. DAY v. FLOYD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; And Vice VersaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  2. McLeod v. ClementsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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