Holloway v. Woods

Duckworth, Justice.

“When land is bounded in a deed by the land of an adjacent owner, there can be no prescription under the deed, as against such owner, further than the actual possession of the grantee in the deed extends.” Strong v. Powell, 92 Ga. 591 (20 S. E. 6). To the same effect, see Quarterman v. Perry, 190 Ga. 275 (3) (9 S. E. 2d, 61); Anderson v. Black, 191 Ga. 627 (2) (13 S. E. 2d, 650); Robertson v. Abernathy, 192 Ga. 694 (16 S. E. 2d, 584). It is declared in the Code, § 85-404: '“Adjacent owners may be in constructive possession of the same land, being included in the boundaries…