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SEARS v. MINCHEW

19355.

212 Ga. 417 (1956)

93 S.E.2d 746

SEARS v. MINCHEW, Administrator, et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 12, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. Blalock, Benjamin Smith, Jr., for plaintiff in error.

Ben A. Hodges, Robert B. Sumner, E. R. Smith, Jr., contra.

DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

1. It is a sound principle of law that title and disposition of land are exclusively subject to the laws of this State, and Georgia alone can prescribe the method by which title can pass from one person to another. Chidsey v. Brookes, 130 Ga. 218, 220 (60 S. E. 529, 14 Ann. Cas. 975). This general principle includes all rules which govern the descent, alienation, and transfer of such property and the validity, effect, and construction...

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