Barrett v. Dodd

Hawkins, Justice.

1. Where a deed conveying a tract of land locates the boundaries by physical monuments, natural, or artificial, such as public roads, and by courses and distances, and there is a discrepancy between the monuments and the courses and distances, the location by monuments will prevail. Code, § 85-1601; Brantly v. Huff, 62 Ga. 532 (5); Harris v. Hull, 70 Ga. 831; Hammond v. George, 116 Ga. 792 (43 S. E. 53); Stewart v. Latimer, 197 Ga. 735 (30 S. E. 2d, 633); Varnell v. O’Bryant, 198 Ga. 352 (31 S. E. 2d, 661); Land v. Moore, 201 Ga. 661 (40 S. E. 2d, 729); 11 C. J. S. 546, § 6.

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