Legal Opinion

McGhee v. Minor

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 14, 1939No. 12850PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duokwobth, Justice.

1. While an absolute deed of conveyance will not, at the instance of the grantor, be canceled merely because of a breach by the grantee of a promise made by him, in consideration of which the deed was executed (Brand v. Power, 110 Ga. 522, 36 S. E. 53; Christian v. Ross, 145 Ga. 284, 88 S. E. 986; Moore v. Turner, 146 Ga. 197 (3), 91 S. E. 13), and the remedy of the grantor in such a case is a suit for damages for such breach (Brand v. Power, supra), yet where, as in the instant ease, it is alleged that the grantee is insolvent, and *636.the evidence shows that the forty-nine…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Georgia Power Co. v. PuckettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
  2. Brand v. PowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  3. Jones v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  4. Christian v. RossSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
  5. Wyatt v. NailerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. House v. HouseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  2. Fulton Land Co. v. Armor Insulating Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  3. Hogan v. BrogdonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  4. Williams v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Hogan v. BrogdonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942

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