Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Hartwell Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 7, 2004No. S04A0781PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
Hartwell Railroad Company (Railroad) brought suit to enjoin Tommy Watkins from continuing to erect improvements on property which is allegedly part of the Railroad’s right-of-way. The Railroad claimed ownership of the property by virtue of an unrecorded 1874 deed to one of its predecessors conveying fee simple title to the land 100 feet on each side of the center line of the railroad track, which would pass through “land known as the Dean tract . . . .” Watkins traced his title back to an earlier deed from the State of Georgia to Alvan Dean. With the parties’ consent, the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Smith v. GEORGIA KAOLIN CO., INCSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Henson v. BridgesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Georgia Pacific Railway Co. v. StricklandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Carstarphen v. HoltSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Addison v. ReeceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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