Legal Opinion
Swanson v. Swanson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 15, 1998No. S98A0401PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
This is a dispute between two brothers, James A. Swanson and Teddy Lamar Swanson, over the ownership of the 243-acre family farm located in Catoosa and Walker counties. James brought the action against his brother, asserting that Teddy holds title to an undivided one-half interest in the farm in constructive trust for him. We affirm the superior court’s grant of summary judgment to Teddy Swanson because the suit is time-barred both as a matter of law and under the equitable doctrine of laches.
The Swansons’ mother conveyed an undivided one-half interest in the property to James…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wallace v. MizeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Yablon v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Hall v. TrubeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Cooper v. AycockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Garner v. LankfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
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3Cited by7 opinions
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