City of Lawrenceville v. Yancey

Pope, Judge.

By warranty deed dated April 19, 1966 plaintiff Yancey conveyed to defendant City of Lawrenceville certain property for use as a sewage treatment oxidation pond. As part of the consideration for the transfer, the City agreed to build a road and bridge within six months of the date of the deed to provide plaintiff with access to his property. This covenant was stated upon the face of the deed. In his complaint filed on August 12,1980 plaintiff claims inter alia a failure of consideration because the City had not built the bridge and the road. Claiming that the statute of limitation…