Downs v. Brandon
Court of Appeals of Georgia
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
- Carter v. BuchannonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1847
- Tillman v. BomarSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Bleckley v. WhiteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Brooks v. GriffinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Stephens v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1917
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- Little v. Georgia Power CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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