Georgia § 44-5-175 - Prescription involving incorporeal rights.
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§ 44-5-175. Prescription involving incorporeal rights.
An incorporeal right which may be lawfully granted, such as a right of way or the right to throw water upon the land of another, may be acquired by prescription. (Civil Code 1895, § 3590; Civil Code 1910, § 4170; Code 1933, § 85-409.) History of section. - This Code section is derived from the decisions in Phinizy v. City Council, 47 Ga. 260 (1872), and Mitchell v. Mayor of Rome, 49 Ga. 260 (1872). Law reviews. - For article, "Some Aspects of the Law of Easements," see 9 Ga. St. B.J. 287 (1973).
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