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Samuel Mitchell Estate Inc. v. Western & Atlantic Railroad

Samuel Mitchell Estate Incorporated v. Western and Atlantic Railroad

Samuel Mitchell Estate Inc. v. Western & Atl. R.R., 146 S.E. 556 (Ga. 1928)
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Court
Supreme Court of Georgia · State Highest Courts
Decided
January 23, 1928
Docket
No. 6697
Judges
Hill
Citations
146 S.E. 556167 Ga. 7281928 Ga. LEXIS 202

Opinion of the Court — Hill

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Hill, J.

The deed from Samuel Mitchell to the State of Georgia, as set out in the statement of facts, properly construed, conveyed a fee-simple title to the property therein described. Tift v. S., F. & W. Ry. Co., 103 *729 Ga. 580 ( 30 S. E. 266 ). Consequently the judge did not err in sustaining the demurrer to the petition, and in dismissing the Case.

No. 6697. January 23, 1928.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Alexander, Hardwick & McLarty, Hooper <& Hooper, Alfred C. Broom, ánd W. B. Hollingsworth, for plaintiffs. Tye, Thomson & Tye and Henry 0. Peeples, for defendants.

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No later court has written an explanatory parenthetical about this case yet.

1931: 11938: 11943: 11949: 11984: 119312026peak 1931 · 1

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Coates & Hopkins Realty Co. v. Kansas City Terminal Railway Co.43 S.W.2d 817 (Mo. 1931)
  2. Jackson v. Rogers54 S.E.2d 132 (Ga. 1949)
  3. Seignious v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority311 S.E.2d 808 (Ga. 1984)
  4. State v. Western & Atlantic Railroad196 S.E. 392 (Ga. 1938)
  5. Byrd v. Goodman25 S.E.2d 34 (Ga. 1943)

Most recent

  1. Seignious v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority311 S.E.2d 808 (Ga. 1984)
  2. Jackson v. Rogers54 S.E.2d 132 (Ga. 1949)
  3. Byrd v. Goodman25 S.E.2d 34 (Ga. 1943)
  4. State v. Western & Atlantic Railroad196 S.E. 392 (Ga. 1938)
  5. Coates & Hopkins Realty Co. v. Kansas City Terminal Railway Co.43 S.W.2d 817 (Mo. 1931)

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Authorities cited 1

DepthCaseCited by
Tift v. Savannah, F. & W. Ry. Co, 30 S.E. 266 (Ga. 1898) 7

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