Legal Opinion

McAlpin v. Thompson

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 9, 1923No. 13640PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.

1. It is the duty of processioners to lay out or mark anew established land lines and not to adjudicate land titles. Wheeler v. Thomas, 139 Ga. 598 (77 S. E. 817); Walker v. Boyer, 121 Ga. 300 (48 S. E. 916); Crawford v. Wheeler, 111 Ga. 870 (36 S. E. 954); Bowen v. Jackson, 101 Ga. 817 (29 S. E. 40); Amos v. Parker, 88 Ga. 754 (16 S. E. 200); Civil Code (1910), §§ 3818-9, 3823. A landowner affected by the return of processioners can not, when protesting against the return, be heard to complain that, as a result of the land lines marked anew as previously established, he is deprived of land…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Amos v. ParkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  2. Bowen v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  3. Wheeler v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  4. Crawford v. WheelerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  5. Walker v. BoyerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. KinseyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  2. Lansford v. GatliffCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  3. Holden v. HarmonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
  4. Watkins v. ChappellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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