Legal Opinion

Shackelford v. Orris

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 21, 1907PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Ejectment. Before Judge Hammond. Richmond superior court. April 22, 1907.

1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.

Sterling E. Shackelford and others brought an action against Anna A. Orris to recover a described parcel of land. Upon the trial the plaintiffs offered in evidence, as a necessary-link in the chain of title upon which they relied, a deed from Ann E. Wilkinson to Wm. E. Shackelford, trustee, dated May 24, 1893, and recorded January 17, 1894, in which the property sought to be conveyed was described as follows: “A tract or parcel of land situate, lying, and being the County of Bichmond and State of Georgia, containing fifteen (15) acres, more or less, on the Louisville public road, about seven…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Horton v. MurdenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Huntress v. PortwoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  3. Payton v. McPhaulSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  4. Walden v. WaldenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  5. Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Osteen v. WynnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  2. Crider v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  3. Reeves v. WhittleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
  4. Moody v. VondereauSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  5. Martin v. PattonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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