Legal Opinion
Stepp v. Stepp
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 11, 1943No. 14448PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
Mere occupancy of land for twenty years will not give the occupant title thereto. The possession must be adverse. There are some situations in which the law says a person can not prescribe. Two of such conditions are shown by this record to exist. When either is present, there can be no adverse possession in the one who subsequently claims title by reason of his being in actual possession, even though his original entry be under a deed.
The case on the merits is controlled by the application of the principles stated in headnotes 4, 5, and 6. The plaintiff’s insistence is that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Southern Bank v. GoetteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Bridger v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Freyermuth v. South Bound RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Chandler v. Georgia Chemical WorksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Bennett v. Associated Food Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Slack v. MoorheadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Carr v. Jacuzzi Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Gauker v. EubanksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Lingo v. KirbyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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