Legal Opinion

Davis v. Merritt

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 13, 1995No. S95A0409PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Justice.

Pursuant to OCGA § 23-3-62, plaintiff filed a petition to quiet title to several tracts of real property, alleging that he held prescriptive title which was superior to defendants’ record title. Defendants filed an answer wherein they demanded a jury trial as to any questions of fact. Thereafter, the special master held a hearing and, upon concluding that no questions of fact existed, determined that plaintiff held superior prescriptive title to some, but not all, of the tracts. The trial court adopted the special master’s report and decreed title to be in plaintiff.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Thornton v. Reb Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Heath v. StinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Foskey v. DockerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  4. Blalock v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Paul v. KeeneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. Gurley v. East Atlanta Land Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. SMITH Et Al. v. MITCHELL COUNTYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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