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# O.C.G.A. § 44-2-22. Legal effect of good record title for 40 years.

A prima-facie case shall be made out in actions respecting title to land upon showing good record title for a period of 40 years, and it shall not be necessary under such circumstances to prove title to the original grant from the state.

## History

Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 63, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article surveying real property law, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 255 (1982).

For note advocating land registration similar to the Torrens system and criticizing the 1952 amendments to Art. 2 of this chapter, as well as view that that article is solely a means to clear title, see 6 Mercer L. Rev. 320 (1955).