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title: 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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# O.C.G.A. § 44-11-1. Requirement that plaintiff recover on strength of own title; effect of common grantor on proof of title.

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 1910, § 5582; Code 1933, § 33-101.

## Law Reviews

For comment on Brooks v. Williams, 227 Ga. 59, 178 S.E.2d 880 (1970), see 23 Mercer L. Rev. 399 (1972).

For article discussing origin and construction of Georgia provision concerning ejectment, see 14 Ga. L. Rev. 239 (1980).