Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Bearden
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 27, 2004No. S04A0956PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
Appellant J. E. Simmons filed a petition to establish title to a small tract of land which lies along the border of Webster and Marion Counties, by virtue of a series of deeds and by reason of adverse possession. Appellee James Bearden defended the action, asserting that he acquired fee simple title by and through a series of conveyances beginning in 1954, and that he and his predecessors in title have peacefully and exclusively occupied the property since that time.
Pursuant to OCGA § 23-3-63, the trial court submitted the matter to a special master who gave notice to the…
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- Walker v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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