Barker v. Conrad
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
1. “To sustain an application for the removal of obstructions from an alleged private way, the right to which is based upon prescription by seven years’ user, it is essential that the applicant show not only that he has been in the uninterrupted use thereof for seven years or more, that it does not exceed fifteen feet in width, and that it is the same fifteen feet originally appropriated, but that he has kept it open and in repair during such period” (Italics ours). Johnson v. Sams, 136 Ga. 448 (2) (71 S. E. 891); Chandler v. Reeves, 26 Ga. App. 167 (2) (105 S. E. 724); Collier v. Farr, 81…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Collier v. FarrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. ChaneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Augusta Railway Co. v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Johnson v. SamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Chandler v. ReevesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921