Paulk v. Dorminey

1. A deed absolute in form will ordinarily transfer the title of the grantor to tlie land;' but if the grantor remains in possession, it may be shown by parol that the deed was made to secure a debt. Where such a deed is made to secure a debt, the legal title will vest in the grantee, and the equitable title, or right to have the property reconveyed on payment of the debt, will remain in the grantor. Civil Code (1910), § 3258; Copelin v. Williams, 152 Ga. 692 (2) (111 S. E. 186). If the grantee subsequently dies, the grantor would have a similar right against the administrator upon' his…