Legal Opinion
Deen v. Williams
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 15, 1907PublishedCited by 22 opinions
Ejectment. Before Judge Parker. Appling superior court. March 5, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. The defendant does not claim under any one except the plaintiff’s grantor. Such claim is equivalent to an admission that the plaintiff’s grantor had title to the property, and it was unnecessary for the plaintiff in ejectment to make further proof of title in his grantor. See, in this connection, Civil Code, §5004; Greenfield v. McIntyre, 112 Ga. 691; Garbutt Lumber Co. v. Wall, 126 Ga. 172.
2. There was evidence tending to show, that the plaintiff had a valid deed to the premises in dispute from the common grantor, based upon a valuable consideration and of older date than the defendant’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Greenfield v. McIntyreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Jones v. Dannenberg Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Beard v. WhiteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Garbutt Lumber Co. v. WallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
3Cited by22 opinions
- Griffith v. City of HapevilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Smith v. Federal Land BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Price v. WattsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- Reynolds v. Estate of ReynoldsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Smith v. NixSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
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