Harlowe v. Harlowe
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtHilbert, J.
1. This is a partition proceeding, which involves the title to land. Therefore this court has jurisdiction. Hammock v. Martin, 147 Ga. 828 (95 S. E. 679).
2. “A deed conveying a part of a tract of land, but not locating the part conveyed, is not void for uncertainty. It operates to convey to the grantee an undivided interest in the whole tract in the proportion that the amount conveyed bears to the amount of the whole tract.” Fisher v. Keukahi Wailehua, 2 Ann. Cas. 916; Hodge v. Bennett, 78 Miss. 868 (29 So. 766, 84 Am. St. R. 652); Jewett v. Foster, 14 Gray (Mass.), 495; Gratz v. Land & River…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Schenk v. EvoyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1864
- McAfee v. ArlineSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Gratz v. Land & River Imp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1897
- Hodge v. BennettMississippi Supreme Court · 1901
- Hammock v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
3Cited by3 opinions
- Cates v. DuncanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Meeks v. KirklandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Swindle v. CurrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1962