Legal Opinion

Hirsch v. Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 14, 1941No. 13562PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. The holder of a junior security deed is entitled to avail himself of the principle ruled in Polhill v. Brown, 84 Ga. 338 (10 S.E. 921), and cases following it, to the effect that although the vendee of land conveyed as security may be admitted into possession, yet he will hold it as security for the debt, and is accountable for the rents and profits received by him, and when these amount to enough to discharge the debt his right to the possession ceases. The record before us does not present the question whether the principle is applicable to a situation where the physical condition of the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Shumate v. McLendonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Polhill v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
  3. Ashley v. CookSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  4. Harvard v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
  5. Irons v. American National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Fowler v. Southern Airlines Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  2. Chance v. Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1963
  3. Holcombe v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  4. Gurr v. GurrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  5. Wynndam Court Apartment Co. v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948

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