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# O.C.G.A. § 51-9-9. Interference with rights of owner above and below surface of property.

The owner of realty has title downwards and upwards indefinitely; and an unlawful interference with his rights, either below or above the surface, gives him a right of action.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2962; Code 1868, § 2969; Code 1873, § 3020; Code 1882, § 3020; Civil Code 1895, § 3881; Civil Code 1910, § 4477; Code 1933, § 105-1409.

## Cross References

Extent of title downward and upward indefinitely, § 44-1-2. Leasing of mining interests in land, § 44-6-102. Determination of ownership of gas injected into underground storage reservoir, § 46-4-58.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Keep Out! The Efficacy of Trespass, Nuisance and Privacy Torts as Applied to Drones,’’ see 33 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 359 (2017).