Legal Opinion
Yeager v. Weeks
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 10, 1946No. 31305PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) While, as a general rule, one joint tenant can not maintain trover against a cotenant, for the reason that the possession of one is the possession of both, yet he may do so when, as in this case, the tenant in possession sets up an adverse claim to the whole property to the exclusion of the cotenant. Code, § 85-1005 ; Roddy v. Cox, 29 Ga. 298, 309 (74 Am. D. 64). Also see Hall v. Page, 4 Ga. 428 (48 Am. D. 235), and citations; King v. Neel, 98 Ga. 438 (25 S. E. 513, 58 Am. St. R. 311); Hale v. Eberhardt, 54 Ga. App. 395 (188 S. E. 53); Jett v. Securities…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Stenger v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Hall v. PageSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
- Hawkins v. National Surety Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
- Atlanta Baggage & Cab Co. v. MizoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- King v. NeelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Padgett v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Montgomery v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Bryant v. S. H. Kress CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Jackson v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948