Legal Opinion

Dixon v. Dixon

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 9, 1955No. 18934PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mobley, Justice.

The court did not err in overruling the general and special demurrers of the defendant.

The allegations in the petition as amended, to the effect that defendant would take the property, operate the farm, pay it out of debt, and then reconvey it to petitioner and her children, would be an attempt to assert an express trust by parol, and engraft it on a deed, which cannot be done. Jones v. Jones, 196 Ga. 492 (1a) (26 S. E. 2d 602); Pantone v. Pantone, 202 Ga. 733 (2) (44 S. E. 2d 548). But the 'allegations of the petition as amended are sufficient to allege inceptive fraud, as…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Crawford v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  2. Dover v. BurnsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  3. Printup v. MitchellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
  4. Hart v. WaldoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  5. Johnson v. SherrerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Brown v. MacK Trucks, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  2. Lewis v. AldermanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  3. Green v. Sun Trust Banks, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Summer v. AllisonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  5. Trust Co. of Georgia v. S. & W. CAFETERIACourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958

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