Williamson v. Youmans

1. Where tenants in common bring a joint action for the recovery of land, if it appears upon the trial of the case that the defendant has a good title by prescription as against one of tl\e plaintiffs, there can be no recovery in the case. DeVaughn v. McLeroy, 82 Ga. 713 (10 S. E. 221); Powell on Actions for Land, § 27.(a) If the evidence did not show in the defendant a good title as against alL of the plaintiffs, the uncontradicted evidence shows a good title by prescription by reason of adverse possession under color of title for seven years in the defendant as against one or more of the…