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Floyd v. Bell

Supreme Court of Georgia
May 16, 1947
42 S.E.2d 639 (Ga. 1947)

Opinion

15767.

APRIL 19, 1947. REHEARING DENIED MAY 16, 1947.

Complaint for land. Before Judge Knox. Camden Superior Court. November 4, 1946.

D. W. Krauss, for plaintiffs.

Gowen, Conyers Dickey, for defendants.


"A plaintiff in ejectment must recover on the strength of his own title, and not on the weakness of the defendant's title." Code, § 33-101. Taken as a whole, the evidence adduced on the trial of this ejectment suit was too vague and indefinite to show title in the plaintiffs, by virtue of inheritance, through parties dying years ago; and the trial court did not err, at the conclusion of evidence offered by both sides, in directing a verdict for the defendant, who, according to the plaintiffs' evidence, had been in possession of the premises for a long number of years prior to the institution of the suit. Anderson v. Robinson, 75 Ga. 375 (2).

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.

No. 15767. APRIL 19, 1947. REHEARING DENIED MAY 16, 1947.


Summaries of

Floyd v. Bell

Supreme Court of Georgia
May 16, 1947
42 S.E.2d 639 (Ga. 1947)
Case details for

Floyd v. Bell

Case Details

Full title:FLOYD et al. v. BELL

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: May 16, 1947

Citations

42 S.E.2d 639 (Ga. 1947)
202 Ga. 269

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