Legal Opinion

Belle Isle v. Moore

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 25, 1940No. 13292PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jenkins, Justice.

1. Where a debtor conveys property to another person, and the vendee as a consideration agrees to pay the debts of the vendor, a creditor of the vendor may enforce the assumption agreement against the vendee by a suit in equity with proper pleadings and parties. Sheppard v. Bridges, 137 Ga. 615 (1-3) (74 S. E. 245); First National Bank of Quitman v. Rountree, 173 Ga. 117 (159 S. E. 658); National Mortgage Co. v. Bullard, 178 Ga. 451, 453 (173 S. E. 401); Morgan v. Argard, 148 Ga. 123, 125 (95 S. E. 986); Burgess v. Ohio National Life Insurance Co., 177 Ga. 48, 51 (169 S. E.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Wood v. DummerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1824
  2. Pierce v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  3. Sheppard v. BridgesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  4. Bacon & Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  5. Tatum v. LeighSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Dalton Diversified, Inc. v. AmSouth BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Abernathy v. RyleeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  4. Southern Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Firemen's Benevolent Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
  5. Alexander v. DinwiddieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958

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