Legal Opinion

Smith v. Clay

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 25, 1977No. 32124PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

W. L. Kilgore originally platted a subdivision in Gwinnett County in 1957. Defendant Clay purchased three lots in the subdivision in 1964 that had originally been sold to his predecessors in title in 1957, with reference to this subdivision plat. In 1958 Kilgore sold most of the acreage to plaintiff Smith’s predecessor in title in a deed making reference to the subdivision plat as revised and recorded. The southeast corner of Clay’s property borders on a road which is shown on the subdivision plats, but which was not sold as part of the bulk of the property now…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Tietjen v. MeldrimSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
  2. Walker v. DuncanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Hogan v. CowartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  4. Smith v. BentleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Boucher v. BoyerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  2. Smith v. BruceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  3. smith/burns LLC v. 905 Bernina Avenue Cooperative, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  4. Patterson v. PowellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Boling v. Golden Arch Realty Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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