Legal Opinion

Lankford v. Milhollin

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 8, 1946No. 15600PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Candler, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) On several different occasions this litigation has found its way to this court, the most recent appearance here being Lankford v. Milhollin, 200 Ga. 512 (37 S. E. 2d, 197). In that case this court held by unanimous decision: “Where tenants in common sue for an accounting for rents and profits against their cotenants, and a cross-action is filed by the latter for partition by sale of the common property, such cross-action is germane to the original suit, and it is within the power of the court on a proper showing to order a sale of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kelly v. Strouse & Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Williams v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  3. Wilson v. Missouri State Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  4. Hubbard v. WhatleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  5. Leathers v. LeathersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Local No. 438 Construction & General Laborers' Union v. CurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Donald J. Johnson v. Patrick H. BurkenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. William Goldberg & Co., Inc. v. CohenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Reserve Life Insurance Co. v. AyersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
  5. Clements v. HollingsworthSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949

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