Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Board of Trustees of Glenlock Public School

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 27, 1937No. 11913PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grice, Justice.

1. No matter what the oral agreement was as to where the dividing line between the two properties was to be, it was merged into the subsequent deeds, became functus officio when the deeds were executed, and the rights of the parties are based alone upon the descriptions contained in the deeds. Compare Loftis v. Clay, 164 Ga. 845, 848 (139 S. E. 668); Keiley v. Citizens Savings Bank & Trust Co., 173 Ga. 11, 16 (159 S. E. 527); Kennedy v. Kennedy, 183 Ga. 432, 440 (188 S. E. 722, 109 A. L. R. 1143).

2. The rule that a parol agreement between owners of coterminous properties that a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Farr v. WoolfolkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Kennedy v. KennedySupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  3. Keiley v. Citizens Savings Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  4. Miller v. McGlaunSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
  5. Loftis v. ClaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1927

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Jordan v. FlyntSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Kollen v. High Point Forest, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  3. Ingram v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
  4. Holland v. ShackelfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
  5. Johnson v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949

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