Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Central of Georgia Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 4, 2007No. S07A0518PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
In 2006, appellee Central of Georgia Railroad (“Railroad”) filed a petition to quiet title against all the world with regard to a 13.8-acre tract of land approximately 250 feet deep and 2,500 feet long, lying along one side of a railway in Land Lots 57 and 58 of the Seventh District in Jones County. See OCGA § 23-3-60 et seq. Appellant Ellistine Newton Thompson was the lone respondent to the Railroad’s petition, and she claimed ownership of a 780 feet-long x 250 feet-wide portion of the tract claimed by the Railroad. The Railroad also sought removal from the Jones County…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Thornton v. Reb Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Descendants of Bulloch, Bussey & Co. v. FowlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Stone v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Swanson v. SwansonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Dailey v. EcholsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
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