Gigger v. White

Thompson, Justice.

Appellee Shirley Ann White filed an action to determine fee simple title in a parcel of real property located in DeKalb County, Georgia. After a bench trial, the court determined that White had acquired prescriptive title to the property by adverse possession under color of title. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

Appellants Frederick, Gurniece, and Beverly Gigger (“the Giggers”) are the children of Willie Mae Gigger, who died intestate in 1988. At her death, decedent was married to Walter Cole, who was the stepfather of her children.* 1 Decedent owned the subject…