Legal Opinion

Chambers v. Netherland

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 12, 1916PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Complaint for land. Before Judge Jones. Hall superior court. April 25, 1915.

1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.

1. In an action of complaint for land, a certified copy of a plat made by the county surveyor in a processioning proceeding under tlie statute is prima facie, not conclusive, evidence of the true line between adjoining landowners. Civil Code, § 3819; Hearn v. King, 69 Ga. 751; McGraw v. Crosby, 129 Ga. 780 (59 S. E. 898).(a) In each of the cases of Howland v. Brown, 92 Ga. 513 (17 S. E. 806), Martin v. Pattillo, 126 Ga. 436 (55 S. E. 240), and Stovall v. Caverly, 139 Ga. 243 (77 S. E. 29), a protest was filed to the return of the proeessioners, and a final judgment rendered sustaining the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Martin v. PattilloSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  2. Stovall v. CaverlySupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  3. Howland v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  4. McGraw v. CrosbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1907

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Huff v. HolleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  2. Edenfield v. LanierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  3. Sacks v. JordanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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