Legal Opinion

Smith v. Smith

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 5, 1947No. 15924PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duckworth, Presiding Justice.

1. Delivery of a deed conveying real property is essential to its validity, and is complete only when the deed is accepted. Stallings v. Newton, 110 Ga. 875 (36 S. E. 227); Scarborough v. Holder, 127 Ga. 256, 261 (56 S. E. 293) ; Epps v. Heard, 168 Ga. 561, 564 (148 S. E. 336).

2. In the present case, where the controlling issue was as to whether there had been delivery to the plaintiffs in error, as grantees in a voluntary deed under which they claimed title against the administratrix of the deceased grantor, the evidence was sufficient to authorize the jury to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stallings v. NewtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Scarborough v. HolderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  3. Epps v. HeardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. James B. Woods, Sr. v. Independent Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  2. Domestic Loans of Washington, Inc. v. WilderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  3. Kirby v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  4. James B. Woods, Sr. v. Independent Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Nicholson v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1984

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