Legal Opinion

Perry v. Heflin

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 17, 1947No. 15765PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Candler, Justice.

1. A judgment creditor can not levy his execution on land conveyed by a prior security deed, without first redeeming the land and proceeding otherwise as required by the Code, § 39-201. Nor will equity aid such a junior judgment creditor in subjecting to his lien the property conveyed by the security deed, so as to authorize a relaxation of the general rule, unless peculiar facts are shown, in volving established equitable principles, such as would render the remedy at law under the statute inadequate, and would authorize a grant of the equitable relief prayed. Moncrief…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cook v. Securities Investment Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  2. Terry v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  3. Swift v. LucasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
  4. Moncrief Furnace Co. v. Northwest Atlanta BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  5. Bryant v. McCraryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jemko, Inc. v. LiaghatNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Hampton v. Gwinnett Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  3. Kingsberry Mortgage Co. v. EllisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  4. Harris v. Pullen (In Re Pullen)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2009

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