Norman v. Chafin

Pannell, Judge.

1. To maintain an action in trespass for the cutting of timber plaintiff must prove actual possession at the time of the trespass, or, in the absence of such possession, that he is the true owner of the land. Duckworth v. Ocean Steamship Co., 98 Ga. 193 (3) (26 SE 736); Yahoola River & Crane Creek Hydraulic Hose Mining Co. v. Irby, 40 Ga. 479, 482 (2); Moore v. Vickers, 126 Ga. 42 (54 SE 814); *235Pope v. Shipp, 42 Ga. App. 480 (156 SE 633); James v. Riley, 181 Ga. 454 (182 SE 604); Skirling v. Hester, 201 Ga. 706 (2) (40 SE2d 743).

Decided September 9, 1964. Lawson E. Thompson, for…