Morris & Eckels Co. v. Fulton National Bank

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

A mortgage must specify the property upon which it is to take effect. Code, § 67-102. And the words “to specify” have been described in Stewart v. Jaques, 77 Ga. 365 (3 S. E. 283) as meaning “to point out, to particularize, to designate by words one thing from another.” While the law does not require such a description as will identify the property without the aid of parol evidence, yet the words of such description—although sufficient to create a lien—may be insufficient, through the recording of the mortgage, to impart notice to third parties. Stewart v. Jaques,…