Union Central Life Insurance v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, Justice.
A description in a'deed of the property conveyed is sufficiently certain when it shows the intention of the grantor as to what property is conveyed, and makes the identification practicable. Andrews v. Murphy, 12 Ga. 431. The description in the deed on which the plaintiff relied in this action of ejectment, “all the land owned by [the grantor] adjoining [another larger tract particularly described by an attached plat] on the south and southwest lying between said tract and the Lexington and Washington concrete road, totaling about sixty acres,” was not so vague, indefinite,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Andrews v. MurphySupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
- Thompson v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Bennett v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Allen v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Rumble v. StrangeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
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