Legal Opinion
Gibson v. Alford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 10, 1926No. 4716PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
The contract between the plaintiff and defendant is one of bargain and sale. Hays v. Jordan, 85 Ga. 741, 749 (11 S. E. 833, 9 L. R. A. 373); Lytle v. Scottish-American Mortgage Co., 122 Ga. 458 (50 S. E. 402). It is not a lease with an option given therein to the defendant to purchase the land embraced therein. The rights and liabilities of the parties must be determined by this construction of the instrument.
*682Is the defendant entitled to reformation of this contract, under the facts alleged in his answer? He alleges that he was unfamiliar with the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Lytle v. Scottish American Mortgage Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Tuttle v. StovallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Hays v. Jordan & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Green v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Couch v. CraneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Prince v. FriedmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- United States v. Roy W. Williams and Carl v. IveyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Pearson v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Alpha Kappa PSI Building Corp. v. KennedyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Florida International Indemnity Co. v. OsgoodCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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