Legal Opinion
Sams v. McDonald
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 14, 1968No. 43274PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
If this share account was one of joint tenancy, with right of survivorship, the correctness of the judgment seems to have been well settled. Code Ann. § 16-431; Sams v. McDonald, 223 Ga. 53 (153 SE2d 538) and citations; Nash v. Martin, 90 Ga. App. 235 (4) (82 SE2d 658). Although the application was for one in “the joint names of the undersigned as tenants by entireties,” the intention is clear enough.(a) An estate by the entirety is, at common law, one created by conveyance to a husband and wife jointly, the two holding as a unit title to the whole with the survivor taking to…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Scales v. PeevyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Equitable Loan & Security Co. v. WaringSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Bramberry's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Crawford v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Dover v. BurnsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Spurlock v. Commercial Banking Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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