Georgia § 51-9-9 - Interference with rights of owner above and below surface of property.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 51-9-9 — Interference with rights of owner above and below surface of property., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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. (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).
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