Legal Opinion
Adams v. Bishop
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 23, 1931No. 20480PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. A tenant in common may recover liis proportionate share of tlie rents from another tenant in common when the latter holds possession adversely. Burney v. Arnold, 134 Ga. 141 (67 S. E. 712).
2. Where two tenants in common acquired title to lands as legatees under a will, and another legatee, who was executor, was entitled to half the rents and profits of the lands during his life, the two legatees who were tenants in common were entitled to the other half, and where one of the legatees moved onto the lands and lived there with the executor, and they appropriated the lands and the rents and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Burney v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Adams v. BishopSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Adams v. BishopSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Adams v. BishopSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Dobbs v. ProthroSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
3Cited by12 opinions
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- Spector v. MODEL CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
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