Legal Opinion
Keel v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 6, 1961No. 38859PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Frankum, Judge.
An obligation in a contract of sale to furnish a “good title” is to promise to furnish a marketable title. Swinks v. O’Hara, 98 Ga. App. 542 (106 SE2d 186). See also Atlanta Title & Trust Co. v. Erickson, 67 Ga. App. 891 (21 SE2d 548). A marketable title does not necessarily mean- one which a title insurance company will insure. Douglas v. McNabb Realty Co., 78 Ga. App. 845 (52 SE2d 550). As stated'in Winer v. Flournoy Realty Co., 27 Ga. App. 87 (107 SE 398). “This term imports no more than a marketable title, or one free from reasonable doubt; that is, not only a valid title…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Winer v. Flournoy Realty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- Wooten v. Life Ins. Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Douglas v. McNabb Realty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Thompson v. Bank of ChatsworthCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Bank of Commerce v. KnowlesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Green v. SamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Hitchcock v. TollisonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Mills v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Pfeffer v. ArrendaleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Hitchcock v. TollisonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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