Legal Opinion
Woodward v. LaPorte
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 19, 1936No. 10997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
Harry P. Woodward filed a suit in equity against F. A. LaPorte, J. I. Lowry, sheriff, and a corporation alleged to be an agent of LaPorte. The purpose of the suit was to cancel a deed made by the sheriff to LaPorte in pursuance of a sale under an execution in favor of LaPorte and against Woodward Properties Inc., and Harry P. Woodward. It was alleged that the sale was void for two reasons: (1) The debt represented by the execution was secured by a deed executed by Woodward Properties Inc., and the title “had not been revested” in Woodward Properties Inc. before the levy. (2) At…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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