Legal Opinion
Jones v. Burton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 22, 1977No. 31646PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gunter, Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment in a partitioning action that refused to require the division of a tract of land into several parcels but ordered sale of the tract for division of the proceeds among the owners.
Appellants, the plaintiffs below, brought this action that sought to divide a tract of land into several parcels to be thereafter owned by the admitted owners of the entire tract. The undivided interests and the owners thereof were stipulated; and the only issue for decision was whether or not the desired partitioning into several tracts was feasible. The trial judge,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Peoples Bank v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Brunswick Grocery Co. v. Brunswick & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Cooper v. RosserSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad v. LeslieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Leary v. JulianCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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