Wells v. Mayor of Savannah
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Falligant. Chatham superior court. March term, 1898.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Over a hundred years ago, the municipal am thorities of the City of Savannah, by ordinances duly passed, *2resolved to expose to public sale certain lands, known as “commons,” then owned by the city. One scheme provided for in these ordinances was to. offer the lands for sale on what was known as the “ground-rent” plan. The purchaser who elected to buy upon this plan was to pay quarterly a stipulated amount as rent for the land sold to him, and as- long as such payments were continued he was to have the right of peaceful occupation and use of the premises forever. It is this class of property,…
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