Legal Opinion
Jim Walter Corp. v. Ward
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 20, 1980No. 35406PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to review Divisions 1 and 2 of the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Jim Walter Corp. v. Ward, 150 Ga. App. 484 (258 SE2d 159) (1979).
Briefly, this case concerns the unsolicited erection of two prefabricated houses on the properties of the plaintiffs, Willie Ward and Bertha Williams, by Jim Walter Corporation. Certain security deeds and loan instruments, inter alia, were forged by agents of the defendants to evidence purchase. Demands for payment, including threats of foreclosure, were made continually over an eight-year period. Both plaintiffs…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Anderson v. FosterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Frost v. ArnaudSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Davies v. West Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Middleton v. PrudenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
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