King Lumber Co. v. Cowart
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action of deceit. Before Judge.Frank Park. Calhoun superior court. June 9, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. Where a deed conveyed all the sawmill timber on certain named lots of land, “there being 400 acres, more or less,” in a suit seeking to recover for a deficiency in the acreage of the timbered land it was necessary to allege actual fraud upon the part of the grantor. Kendall v. Wells, 126 Ga. 343 (55 S. E. 41); Emlen v. Roper, 133 Ga. 728 (66 S. E. 934); Montgomery v. Robertson, 134 Ga. 66 (67 S. E. 431); Currie v. Collins 136 Ga. 473 (71 S. E. 798).
2. Allegations that the vendor had owned the various lots of land on which the timber was situated for a number of years, said he knew there…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kendall v. WellsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Weaver v. RobersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Emlen v. RoperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Montgomery v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Currie v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
3Cited by7 opinions
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