Legal Opinion
Bonner v. Cotton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 4, 1968No. 24377PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
Whether the evidence authorized the verdict for reformation of a deed is the issue in this appeal, which is from denial of motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for new trial. This issue arises from a petition filed in the Superior Court of DeKalb County by the purchaser of a tract of land, Mrs. Maedel G. Cotton, against the seller, T. L. Bonner.
The purchaser alleged that the seller’s brother, who was his agent, fraudulently represented to her and her husband the boundaries of the tract in question prior to the sale and that the description in the sales contract…
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- Reese v. WymanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
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