Legal Opinion

Georgia Power Co. v. Gibson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 19, 1970No. 25647PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Justice.

The present petition was filed against the Georgia Power Company and Jerry Marshall to set aside a deed by Marshall as grantor purporting to convey an easement to the Georgia Power Company across described lands which the plaintiffs together with Marshall had inherited from their grandfather. The defendant Georgia Power Company filed a motion for summary judgment which was overruled and upon the certification of such judgment for review the appeal was filed. The position of the Georgia Power Company is that they showed adverse possession for more than twenty years or adverse…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Street v. CollierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Harrison v. HolsenbeckSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  3. Warlick v. Rome Loan & Finance Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  4. Davis v. HarnesbergerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kelley v. RandolphSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  2. Higdon v. DavisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
  3. Amy Talboy v. Martha DukesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2023
  4. COLUMBIA COUNTY v. WILLIAM W. SATCHERCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2023

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