Legal Opinion

Sheldon v. Hargrose

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 12, 1957No. 19874PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Almand, Justice.

The exceptions under review are to a judgment overruling general and special demurrers to a petition seeking the reformation of a deed, and to an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.

The petition of Burton Hargrose made the following case: In May 1944, the plaintiff owned a tract of land at the northeast corner of Booker Street and Lincoln Drive in land lot 63 of the 18th District of DeKalb County, Georgia, said tract being two building lots numbers 6 and 7 in Block B of Washington Park Subdivision. The plaintiff entered into a contract with one Mariah Simmons…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Gibson v. AlfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  2. Green v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  3. Weaver v. RobersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  4. Wyche v. GreeneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
  5. Howard v. BarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. Roy W. Williams and Carl v. IveyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  2. Curry v. CurrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Gough v. GoughSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Long v. WallsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  5. First Nat. Bank of Polk County v. CarrCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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