Legal Opinion
Milner v. Bivens
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 17, 1985No. 42611PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Presiding Justice.
Appellee-plaintiff, Bivens, is trustee of the residuary trust of Lynn C. Stephens. Stephens was successor-in-interest to R. L. and C. J. Smith, who were grantees in a 1910 conveyance by Annie E. Milner. Appellants-defendants, Milner and others, are successors-in-interest to the grantor Milner. The appellee filed this complaint seeking a declaratory judgment invalidating a reservation of mineral rights and an option to repurchase retained by Milner in the 1910 conveyance. The superior court granted summary judgment in favor of the appellee. We affirm.
In 1910, Milner…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Coldwell Co. v. CowartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Hughes v. CobbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Brooke v. DellingerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MaxeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
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