Legal Opinion

Williams v. Ramey

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 7, 1947No. 15668PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

'Jenkins, Chief Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) There may be some question under the authorities as to whether or not a mere possibility of reverter in property is such an interest as will warrant injunctive relief to prevent the creation of an easement upon the corpus of an estate. See Matthews v. Hudson, 81 Ga. 120, 129 (7 S. E. 286, 12 Am. St. R. 305), Mitchell on Real Property in Georgia, p. 186, and 31 C. J. S., “Estates,” 126, § 105; all of which indicate that such an interest does not warrant injunctive relief. See, however, Restatement of the Law, “Property,” 793, § 193,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kollock v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  2. Fleming v. HughesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  3. Matthews v. HudsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  4. Griswold v. GreerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
  5. Keaton v. Baggs & StephensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Haslerig v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  2. Wills v. PierceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951

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