Legal Opinion
Sears v. Minchew
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 12, 1956No. 19355PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
It is a sound principle of law that title and disposition of land are exclusively subject to the laws of this State, and Georgia alone can prescribe the method by which title can pass from one person to- another. Chidsey v. Brookes, 130 Ga. 218, 220 (60 S. E. 529, 14 Ann. Cas. 975). This general principle includes all rules which govern the descent, alienation, and transfer of such property and the validity, effect, and construction of wills and other conveyances. 11 Am. Jur. 328-331, § 30. The above general principles being in effect in this State, and the laws of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lefkoff v. SicroSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Thompson v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. McFarleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- State of Georgia v. CampSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Chidsey v. BrookesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Avnet, Inc. v. Wyle Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. FreelandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- City of Atlanta v. J. J. Black & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Spence v. LeviCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Carnegie v. First National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
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