Legal Opinion

LIBERTY LOAN CORPORATION v. Leftwich

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 20, 1967No. 42358PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Presiding Judge.

1. There is a privity of estate between the grantor of an estate for years and the assignee of the original grantee, and the original grantor may hold the assignee liable upon covenants running with the land, such as payment of the stipulated rental, while the estate remains vested in the assignee; but this principle is not applicable where a lease grants a usufruct and not an estate for years. See Dunlap v. George, 48 Ga. App. 341 (1) (172 SE 657). As the lease in this case granted simply the right to possess and enjoy the use of the real estate, although for a term of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cuesta v. GoldsmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  2. Hudson v. StewartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  3. Southern Airways Co. v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  4. Garbutt & Donovan v. Barksdale-Pruitt Junk Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
  5. Schachter v. Tuggle Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1911

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Louise Parrott, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of Jeffrey Parrott, Deceased v. Max v. Wilson, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  2. Sawyer v. Citizens & Southern National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  3. LIBERTY LOAN CORPORATION v. LeftwichCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  4. Vlahos v. DeLongCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. Leftwich v. LIBERTY LOAN CORPORATION OF LAKEWOODCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967

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