Legal Opinion
Wynne v. Fisher
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 12, 1923No. Nos. 3752, 3753PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
It is unquestionably true that the deed of an insane person, who has never been adjudged to be insane or of unsound mind, is not absolutely void, but only voidable, and that the right to dis-affirm the deed of an insane grantor is personal, and can be exercised only by himself, if restored to sanity, or, if his infirmity continues till his death, then by his legal representative or his heirs; but neither the grantee nor strangers can avoid it. Bunn v. Postell, 107 Ga. 490 (33 S. E. 707); McClure Realty &c. Co. v. Eubanks, 151 Ga. 763 (108 S. E. 204). These…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Miller v. CottenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
- Petty v. Brunswick & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Reese v. ReeseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- McClure Realty & Investment Co. v. EubanksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Dent v. MerriamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Grant v. HartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Smith v. MerckSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Smith v. HancockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Fletcher v. FletcherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Parrish v. RigellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
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