Slaick v. Arnold
Court of Appeals of Georgia
705 S.E.2d 206 (2010)
Relevant factsFree
Day executed a deed granting property to Slaick (defendant) "for and in consideration of love and affection and other good and valuable consideration," reserving a life estate, as part of a reciprocal-deed arrangement with Slaick, but Slaick's promised reciprocal deed to Day was never recorded and could not be located; after Day's death, her estate's administrator, Arnold (plaintiff), challenged the deed to Slaick as void for lack of consideration, and the superior court agreed, finding "love and affection" language insufficient without a monetary amount.
IssueFree
Whether, in general, voluntary deeds are void for lack of consideration absent equitable grounds like fraud.