Legal Opinion

Osborn v. Elder

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 15, 1880PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Levy and sale. Caveat emptor. Estoppel. Before Judge Erwin. Oconee Superior Court. July Term, 1880. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Hawkins, Justice.

On the ninth day of July, 1879, William I. Elder brought his action of ejectment against A. C. Osborn in the superior court of Oconee county, to recover 126 acres of land, to which the said Osborn pleaded not guilty, and at .the July term of Oconee superior court amended his plea of the general issue (or plea of not guilty) as follows: That he bought the land at sheriff’s sale on the first Tuesday in March, 1877, under an execution in favor of S. C. Dobbs against M. O. Elder and J. L. Elder, without any notice of any defect in the title or any notice or knowledge of any…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Dover v. BurnsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  2. Mashburn & Co. v. Dannenberg Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  3. Thompson v. SelcerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  4. Deraney v. MaysSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  5. Leathers v. GarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934

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