Long v. Sullivan

Suit was brought on a covenant of warranty of title, in the usual unrestricted form, to recover the proportionate part of the purchase-price on account of a 38.8-1 acre deficiency in the land conveyed. The deed containing the warranty was executed by Long, the defendant, to Sullivan, who in turn executed a warranty deed to the plaintiff, Mrs. Sullivan, his sister-in-law. The description of the property was: “all 150 acres of land on the east side of lot of land No. 121 in the 20th district of Decatur County, Georgia,” with further identification. Long did not dispute that the alleged…