Legal Opinion
Avant v. Sandersville Production Credit Ass'n
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 15, 1979No. 34004, 34005, 34006PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Chief Justice.
J. Wright Avant was the owner of approximately 1,000 acres of land in Washington County, Georgia, which was divided into two portions by a road. He entered into two mineral agreements with Burgess Washington Clays, Ltd., in exchange for certain payments. The first agreement covered approximately 652 acres north of the road. The second agreement covered approximately 308 acres south of the road. Theile Kaolin Company subsequently became the transferee of Burgess Washington Clays, Ltd., under both contracts.
After these transactions, J. Wright Avant died intestate, leaving…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- General Electric Credit Corp. v. BrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Blackwell v. PartridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Palmer Brick Co. v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Brooke v. DellingerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Carsello v. TouchtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bloodworth v. Sandersville Production Credit Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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- The Buckeye Cellulose Corporation v. Sutton Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990