Georgia § 44-2-22 - Legal effect of good record title for 40 years.
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§ 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. (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).
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