Legal Opinion
Horton v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 13, 1938No. 12347PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Presiding Justice.
1. Where, before the act approved March 31, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937, p. 491), realty was sold for taxes and purchased by a person not bound to pay the tax, and the property was not redeemed as provided by statute within the statutory period, and was not thereafter redeemed by grace of the purchaser who accords a right o£ redemption (Union Central Life Insurance Co. v. Bank of Tignall, 183 Ga. 233, 185 S. E. 108), the acquired title of the purchaser at the tax sale became absolute. Miller v. Jennings, 168 Ga. 101 (147 S. E. 32); Edwards v. Hall, 176 Ga. 632 (168 S. E.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Great American Indemnity Co. v. TickersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Bourquin v. BourquinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Union Central Life Insurance v. Bank of TignallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Miller v. JenningsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Sammons v. NabersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Cook v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Horton v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Federal Land Bank v. Bank of LenoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- N. B. Pannell, Jr. v. Continental Can Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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