Legal Opinion
Weems v. Kidd
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 16, 1927No. 17681PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. Where on a sale of land the purchaser pays a part of the purchase-money in cash and receives from the seller a bond for title obligating the seller to convey the land on payment of the balance of the purchase-money, the purchaser has a beneficial or equitable estate in the land, and where the purchaser dies intestate the estate passes directly to his heirs at law. Stonecypher v. Coleman, 161 Ga. 403 (131 S. E. 75); Gholston v. Northeastern Banking Co., 158 Ga. 291, 293 (123 S. E. 111, 35 A. L. R. 23); Dunson v. Lewis, 156 Ca. 692, 700 (119 S. E. 846); Civil Code (1910), § 3929.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stonecypher v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Dunson v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Hill v. MaffettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Yopp v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Stone v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Hadaway v. HadawaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Rollins v. Personal Finance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Tolbert v. TolbertCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
- Delray Incorporated v. ReddickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Smith v. Franklin Printing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
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