Fowler v. Overby

478 S.E.2d 919 (1996)

223 Ga. App. 803

FOWLER

v.

OVERBY.

No. A96A1604.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

December 4, 1996.

Jones, Cork & Miller, Thomas C. James III, Macon, for appellant.

Adams & Hemingway, Ward Stone, Jr., Macon, for appellee.

JOHNSON, Judge.

Mary Overby expressed an interest in buying a six-acre parcel of land from Aubrey Fowler. After inspecting only the front one-third of the property, Overby decided to purchase it. At closing, Fowler executed an affidavit in which he made several attestations as to the condition of the property, the one relevant to this litigation being that to his…