Legal Opinion

Downs v. Brandon

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 22, 1934No. 23646PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.

1. “As title to personal property may pass by mere delivery, [and] the nature of the title of one in possession of personal property, tinder such circumstances, is not an opinion, but a matter of fact, resting peculiarly within the knowledge of the party in possession” (Brooks v. Griffin, 10 Ga. App. 497 (3), 73 S. E. 752), such a party in possession, or one having the requisite actual knowledge of the facts of the possession and title which has passed by mere delivery, may testify directly, subject to cross-examination, as to such ownership or the absence of such ownership in another,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Carter v. BuchannonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1847
  2. Tillman v. BomarSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  3. Bleckley v. WhiteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  4. Brooks v. GriffinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
  5. Stephens v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1917

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Willco Kuwait (Trading) S.A.K. v. deSavaryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  2. Peardon v. PeardonNevada Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Thompson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
  4. Johnson Central Service of Georgia, Inc. v. Emory UniversityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Little v. Georgia Power CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1949

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