Leeds Building Products, Inc. v. Sears Mortgage Corp

In Leeds Building Products, Inc. v. Sears Mortgage Corp., 267 Ga. 300, 301-302 (477 S.E.2d 565) (1996), the Supreme Court of Georgia did state unequivocally that in the absence of fraud, a deed that complies on its face "with all statutory requirements is entitled to be recorded, and once accepted and filed with the clerk of court for record, provides constructive notice to the world of its existence." Id. at 302. Security deeds in Leeds were improperly attested or acknowledged because the person whose signature appeared as an unofficial witness to the instruments did not actually observe execution of the documents. Id. at 300.