Legal Opinion
Childs v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 13, 1948No. 16336PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
It is essential to the validity of a deed that it be delivered. The petition in this case, which alleged that the deed sought to be canceled of record had not been delivered by the grantor during her lifetime, set out a cause of action.
No. 16336. OCTOBER 13, 1948. REHEARING DENIED NOVEMBER 18, 1948.
James D. Childs, as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Mrs. Lula Allen Darracott, brought an action against Lula Maude Leathers and J. C. Cook Jr., to cancel a deed recorded February 3, 1947, in the records of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County. The deed was dated…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Carolina Construction Co. v. BranchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
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