Gleaton v. Wright
Supreme Court of Georgia
^"Petition for specific performance, etc. Before Judge Eve. Worth superior court.' September 21,. 1918. On October 31, 1902, Mary D. Harris, in consideration of $390, conveyed to G. E. Wright the north half of lot of land No. 222 in the 14th district of Worth county. On December 12, 1902, G. E. Wright, in consideration of love and affection, conveyed the same land to Mrs. G. E. Wright, his wife. The deed was properly executed and attested, but was not recorded.
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^"Petition for specific performance, etc. Before Judge Eve. Worth superior court.' September 21,. 1918. On October 31, 1902, Mary D. Harris, in consideration of $390, conveyed to G. E. Wright the north half of lot of land No. 222 in the 14th district of Worth county. On December 12, 1902, G. E. Wright, in consideration of love and affection, conveyed the same land to Mrs. G. E. Wright, his wife. The deed was properly executed and attested, but was not recorded. Eight years after the ' execution and delivery of the deed from Wright to Mrs. Wright, Wright executed and delivered to M. M.…
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright (husband and wife) were in the actual possession of the land in controversy. The record title was in the husband. Presumptively he was the owner of the land. He offered to sell, and executed to the plaintiff in error his bond for title, conditioned to convey the land upon the payment of the agreed purchase-price. Mrs. Wright’s possession did not constitute notice, under section 4528 of the Civil Code, of her right and title to the land. Austin v. Southern Home Building & Loan Association, 122 Ga. 439 (50 S. E. 382); Dix v. Wilkinson, 149 Ga. 103 (99 S. E. 437). The…
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