Powell v. Riddick

To recover in a trover action, the plaintiff must first show either title or the right of possession (Underwood v. Underwood, 43 Ga. App. 643 (6), 645, 159 S. E. 725; Carter v. Hornsby, 68 Ga. App. 424, 428, 23 S. E. 2d 95); and where, as here, the plaintiff bases his trover suit on his claim of title to the property, the issue for determination is that of title (Little v. Lawrence, 56 Ga. App. 524 (1), 193 S. E. 181); and, in order for him to recover, he must do so on the strength of his own title (Jones v. McCowen, 34 Ga. App. 801 (1), 131 S. E. 290), and of course the burden of showing his…