Legal Opinion
Goodrum v. Goodrum
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 8, 2008No. S07A1650PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Chief Justice.
The appellants, Dexter, Antonio, and Quinton Goodrum, appeal from an order of the trial court ruling that their brother, appellee Beauford Goodrum, had acquired prescriptive title to certain property under OCGA § 44-5-164 by possessing the property under color of title for a period greater than seven years and by satisfying the requirements of OCGA § 44-5-161 during his possession. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
On appeal, the appellants contend that the trial court did not have subject-matter jurisdiction over the case. Subject-matter jurisdiction refers to…
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