Johnson v. Oliver
Supreme Court of Georgia
Claim. Before Judge Littlejohn. Sumter superior court. August 21, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
1. Where a man who owned a two-fifths undivided interest in a tract of land, his children owning the other, three-fifths undivided interest, sold and conveyed his interest, and thereupon became the tenant of the purchaser, giving rent notes and paying rent, and the purchaser, through his tenant, remained in possession for four years, the interest *348so conveyed was discharged from the lien of a judgment against the maker of the deed, if the purchase was bona fide and for a valuable consideration. Civil Code, § 5950; Edwards v. Stinson, 59 Ga. 443; Blalock v. Denham, 85 Ga. 646 (11 S. E. 1038).
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2Cases cited2 opinions
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