Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Dabney
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 24, 1926No. Nos. 4948, 5000PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
We shall not elaborate any of the principles enunciated in the headnotes, except those embraced in headnotes 8, 9, and 10.
[8] Possession of land is generally notice of whatever right or title the occupant has. Civil Code (1910), § 4528. Possession is not only notice of the rights of the possessor, but of those under whom he claims. Walker v. Neil, 117 Ga. 733, 745 (45 S. E. 387); Austin v. Southern Home B. & L. Asso., 122 Ga. 439 (50 S. E. 382). The possession of land which will be sufficient to give notice of the occupant’s title, or of the title or rights…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Townsend v. LittleSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Kirby v. TallmadgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Brown v. . VolkeningNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Austin v. Southern Home Building & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Wells v. American Mortgage Co. of Scotland, Ltd.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1895
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Citizens & Southern National Bank v. EllisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
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- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Davis v. AkridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Calhoun v. OzburnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
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