Johnson v. Girtman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Bennet. Coffee superior court. September 9, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
1. “A quitclaim deed, taken in good faith, is sufficient color upon which to base title by prescription, when accompanied by seven years’ possession thereunder.” Castleberry v. Black, 58 Ga. 386.
2. A deed whereby the grantor, for a valuable consideration, grants, remises, sells, and releases unto the grantee, his heirs and assigns, “ all the right, title, interest, claim, or demanda[the grantor] has or may have had in and to his. interest in and to ” a certain described lot of land, is sufficient to amount to a conveyance of whatever interest the grantor had in the entire lot.
3. Where the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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