Leathers v. McClain

Marshall, Presiding Justice.

Appellee-defendant purchased five parcels of real property by tax deed in 1982 and never foreclosed the right to redeem as provided by OCGA § 48-4-45. Appellant-plaintiff became a transferee of a 1974 security deed to the property in 1984. Pursuant to OCGA § 48-4-40, the appellant tendered the amount required by OCGA § 48-4-42 for redemption, but the appellee refused to make quitclaim deeds to the property, as provided in OCGA §§ 48-4-43, 48-4-44. In the appellant-plaintiff’s action to obtain his right of redemption of the property, the trial court granted the…