PARKS v. STEPP

No. S03G1007.

594 S.E.2d 364 (2004)

277 Ga. 704

PARKS et al. v. STEPP et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. McFarland, Cumming, for appellants.

Henry L. Young, Jr., C. David Turk, II, Dawsonville, for appellees.


FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

This case involves a dispute between two adjoining landowners over ownership of a tract of land granted to both owners by a common grantor. One landowner claims ownership of the disputed land by having the first recorded instrument, a sales contract; the other claims ownership by being the first to record a deed. We granted certiorari to decide if OCGA § 44-2-6 gives priority to the holder of a recorded sales contract over a later recorded...

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