Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Williamson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 21, 1933No. 8863PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. Under the Civil Code, § 5858, par. 1, in an action of complaint for land, the opposite party to the grantee of a deed from a deceased person is not competent to testify in his own behalf to conversations and transactions with such deceased person affecting adversely the title conveyed by the deed. Hendrick v. Daniel, 119 Ga. 358 (46 S. E. 438). Accordingly, in an action of complaint for land, the defendant J. Gould Williamson, being the immediate grantee of A. G. Williamson since deceased (the alleged common grantor), J. F. Williamson, one of the plaintiffs, was incompetent to testify in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hendrick v. DanielSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Moore v. CareySupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Willett Seed Co. v. Kirkeby-Gundestrup Seed Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Newsome v. HarrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Simmons v. BrannenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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- Martin v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
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- Canada Dry Bottling Co. v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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