Legal Opinion
Larkins v. Boyd
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 16, 1949No. 16505PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
Counsel for the plaintiff in error (defendant in the court below, and hereinafter called the defendant) con tends in his brief that an action to cancel a deed must be brought within seven years, that more than seven years elapsed between the date of the execution of the deed and the filing of the petition; and that the action is therefore barred.
If the sole question is one as to the length of time which has elapsed between the accrual of the right and the institution of the action, the question as to whether or not the action is barred would be one of law; but where there are…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Morris v. JohnstoneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Poullain v. PoullainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Forlaw v. Augusta Naval Stores Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Kirkley v. SharpSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Cable Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Jones v. SpindelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Wright v. Apartment Investment & Management Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Lane Co. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Sutton v. McMillanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
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