Legal Opinion

Hawkins v. Pierotti

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 3, 1974No. 28843PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grice, Chief Justice.

An action by a grantor to cancel a deed conveying land, which she alleges was obtained from her by the grantees by fraud and coercion, is not a suit respecting the title to land within the meaning of the Constitution, Art. VI, Sec. XIV, Par. II (Code Ann. § 2-4902), but is an equitable action, and must be brought in the county of the residence of the defendants, as required by the Constitution, Art. VI, Sec. XIV, Par. III (Code Ann. § 2-4903). Saffold v. Scottish-American Mortg. Co., 98 Ga. 785, 787 (27 SE 208); Frazier v. Broyles, 145 Ga. 642 (89 SE 743); Chosewood v.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Saffold v. Scottish American Mortgage Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  2. Frazier v. BroylesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
  3. Chosewood v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Peacock v. NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIASupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  2. Strickland v. McElreathCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Deen v. AltmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Ball v. Brunswick Pulp & Paper Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. CHAD RICHARD HENDERSON v. EDNA THOMAS FISHERCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2022

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