Possession of personal property in conformance with the requirements of Code Section 44-5-161 for a period of four years confers title to the property by prescription. No prescription arises if the property is concealed, is removed from the state, or is otherwise not subject to reclamation.
(Laws 1847, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 569; Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 233, §§ 2, 4; Code 1863, § 2644; Code 1868, § 2643; Code 1873, § 2685; Code 1882, § 2685; Civil Code 1895, § 3592; Civil Code 1910, § 4172; Code 1933, § 85-1706.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Adverse Possession, § 8.
C.J.S.- 73 C.J.S., Property, § 37.
ALR.
- Larceny by finder of property, 36 A.L.R. 372.
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