Bolton v. Morris
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Presiding Justice.
1. Where a deed is made in consideration, of support for life, the redress is an action for the value of the support withheld, or an equitable action to rescind if the special facts, such as fraud or insolvency, would make the latter the appropriate relief. Lindsey v. Lindsey, 62 Ga. 546; McCardle v. Kennedy, 92 Ga. 198 (17 S. E. 1001); Wood v. Owen, 133 Ga. 751 (3) (66 S. E. 951); House v. House, 191 Ga. 678 (13 S. E. 2d, 817); Dumas v. Dumas, 205 Ga . 238 (1) (52 S. E. 2d, 845).
2. Where the consideration of a deed is a promise by the grantee to support the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McCardle v. KennedySupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Brinson v. HesterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Lindsey v. LindseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
- Wood v. OwenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Schneider v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
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- Prosser v. BrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
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