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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-9-5. Effect of holding title when possession claimed by two persons.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-9-5. Effect of holding title when possession claimed by two persons.

If two persons claim to have actual possession of the same land, the person having legal title shall be deemed to be in possession and the other person shall be considered a trespasser.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2959; Code 1868, § 2966; Code 1873, § 3017; Code 1882, § 3017; Civil Code 1895, § 3878; Civil Code 1910, § 4474; Code 1933, § 105-1405.