Legal Opinion

Lockwood v. Daniel

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 11, 1941No. 13895PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, Presiding Justice.

1. “An unascertained or disputed boundary line between coterminous proprietors may be established, (1) by oral agreement, if the agreement be accompanied by actual possession to the agreed line, or is otherwise duly executed; or (2) by acquiescence for seven years by the acts or declarations of the owners of adjoining land, as provided in the Civil Code, § 3247” (1933, § 85-1602). “If the line be established by oral agreement and possession be held to it, it is not necessary to the validity of such agreement that the possession continue for twenty years. . . In…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Osteen v. WynnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  2. Riley v. GriffinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
  3. Hornsby v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  4. Town of Rentz v. RoachSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  5. Brown v. HesterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Veal v. BarberSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  2. Young v. WigginsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  3. Thompson v. HutchinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  4. White v. RainwaterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  5. Calhoun v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947

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