When Plaintiff May Recover on Prior Possession Alone

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  2. Georgia Code
  3. Property
  4. Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders
  5. Ejectment
  6. When Plaintiff May Recover on Prior Possession Alone

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A plaintiff in ejectment may recover the premises in dispute upon his prior possession alone against one who subsequently acquires possession of the land by mere entry and without any lawful right whatsoever.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 3278; Code 1868, § 3290; Code 1873, § 3366; Code 1882, § 3366; Civil Code 1895, § 5008; Civil Code 1910, § 5586; Code 1933, § 33-102.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Ejectment, § 19 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, §§ 16, 17.


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