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O.C.G.A. § 44-11-1 Requirement that plaintiff recover on strength of own title; effect of common grantor on proof of title
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A plaintiff in ejectment must recover on the strength of his own title and not on the weakness of the defendant’s title. Where both parties claim under a common grantor, it is not necessary to show title back of such common grantor. History. Civil Code 1895, § 5004; Civil Code 19…
O.C.G.A. § 44-11-10 When previous warrantor may be codefendant
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A previous warrantor of the title to the land in dispute may be a codefendant in an action of ejectment, provided he would be answerable in damages in case of eviction. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3276; Code 1868, § 3288; Code 1873, § 3364; Code 1882, § 3364; Civil Code 1895, § 5…
O.C.G.A. § 44-11-11 Necessity for substitution upon death of codefendant in ejectment
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If a codefendant in any action of ejectment dies after the commencement of the action, the action may proceed against the surviving defendant without making the representative of the deceased codefendant a party. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3374; Code 1868, § 3393; Code 1873, § 3…
O.C.G.A. § 44-11-12 Annexation of title abstract to petition
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The plaintiff shall attach an abstract of the title relied on for recovery to the petition for the recovery of land and mesne profits. History. Ga. L. 1860, p. 43, § 1; Code 1863, § 3312; Code 1868, § 3324; Code 1873, § 3401; Code 1882, § 3401; Civil Code 1895, § 5002; Civil Code …