1845 LA DAWN LANE, LLC v. BOWMAN

No. S04A0384.

594 S.E.2d 373 (2004)

277 Ga. 741

1845 La DAWN LANE, LLC v. BOWMAN et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied April 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLarty, Robinson & Van Voorhies, John E. Robinson, Decatur, for appellant.

Stack & Associates, P.C., Donald D.J. Stack, Martin A. Shelton, Lisa B. Perlstein, Levy & Zeewy, David V. Levy, Atlanta, McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb & Nichols, Linda S. Finley, for Appellees.


FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

At issue in this appeal is title to a parcel of land originally planned, but never opened, as a street. The trial court held that fee simple title is vested in Appellees because their properties abut the parcel and, under Georgia law, a deed that conveys property bounded by a planned street also conveys the fee interest that the grantor held in the road unless there is a clear expression of a contrary intent. Because the trial court applied...

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