Legal Opinion

Foster v. Thomas

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 23, 1942No. 14074PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Justice.

1. Acquiescence for seven years by acts or declarations of" adjoining landowners shall establish a dividing line; and where a line has been so established as between coterminous owners, it will be binding upon their respective grantees. Code, § 85-1602; Osteen v. Wynn, 131 Ga. 209 (4) (62 S. E. 37, 127 Am. St. R. 212).

2. The evidence in this case demanded a finding that the line claimed by the defendant had been established by such acquiescence as between him and a coterminous owner under whom the plaintiff held; and such being the ease, the court did not err in directing the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Osteen v. WynnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  2. Brown v. HesterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
  3. Sikes v. Mutual Benefit Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Rose City Foods Inc. v. Bank of Thomas CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  2. City of Abbeville v. JaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  3. McGill v. DowmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  4. Funsten v. MuseCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
  5. McGill v. DowmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943

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