Legal Opinion
Kauka Farms, Inc. v. Scott
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 28, 1987No. 43784, 43786PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Presiding Justice.
Appellees, owners of a 2400-acre farm in Thomas County known as River Creek Plantation, sold the property to Kauka Farms. T. T. Scott, one of the owners, reserved a life estate in 20 acres immediately surrounding his home. The boundaries of this 20-acre reservation have never been defined. Since the closing of the sale, Scott has continued to live in his home, use water from a well on the property, and make use of a separate gardener’s cottage.
T. T. Scott, Kerrigan Scott and Pamela McChesney (appellees) filed a complaint against Kauka Farms (appellant) to recover on…
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- Carlos v. Murphy Warehouse Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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