Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Wooten
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 9, 1978No. 33564PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
Simmons filed this action against his grantor, two persons allegedly illegally in possession of portions of the realty he had purchased, and his attorney, who had represented him in connection with the purchase. The complaint as amended alleged substantially that the plaintiff was "unable to read”; that his grantor deliberately and intentionally misrepresented to him that she was conveying 38.8 acres of land in order to induce him to pay an additional $12,000 cash payment and assume her mortgage; that his attorney was to check the deed records and execute a certificate of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Elliott v. MarshallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Dixie Belle Mills, Inc. v. Specialty MacHine Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Grimsley v. SingletarySupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Guthrie v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Robertson v. PanlosSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Dawes Mining Co. v. CallahanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Pinnacle Peak Developers v. TRW Investment Corp.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1980
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