Case Name: Crawford v. Maddox et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1903-02-09
Citations: 117 Ga. 135
Docket Number: 
Parties: Crawford v. Maddox et al.
Judges: By five Justices.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 117
Pages: 135–135

Head Matter:
Crawford v. Maddox et al.
Argued January 16,
Decided February 9, 1903.
Equitable petition. Before Judge Lumpkin. Eulton superior <court. April 28, 1902.
A. S. Davis and J. A. Anderson, for plaintiff. ■
J. T. Pendleton and C. D. Maddox, for defendants.

Opinion:
Simmons, C. J.'
Where A, the owner of land, borrows money from B and gives a security deed, taking a bond for titles, and subsequently mortgages the land to C to secure the payment of money borrowed, and then sells and transfers the bond for titles to D, who has notice of the mortgage, aud D pays off the claims of B, C can not in equity foreclose his mortgage on the land and have it sold without first paying or tendering to D the amount paid by the latter to B. Crummey v. Bank, 30 Ga. 670; Williams v. Foy, 111 Ga. 856.
Judgment affirmed.
By five Justices.