O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 23-3-41 (2019)

When relief granted; costs

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) In all proceedings quia timet or proceedings to remove clouds upon titles to real estate, if a proper case is made, the relief sought shall be granted to any complainant irrespective of whether the invalidity of the instrument sought to be canceled appears upon the face of the instrument or whether the invalidity appears or arises solely from facts outside of the instrument. (b) In such cases the costs shall be taxed against the litigants in the discretion of the court.

History

Ga. L. 1905, p. 102, §§ 1, 2; Civil Code 1910, §§ 5466, 5467; Code 1933, §§ 37-1408, 37-1409.

Annotations

Law reviews. - For article discussing the problems with acquiring good title, see 15 Ga. B.J. 281 (1953).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Mayor of Gainesville v. Dean, 124 Ga. 750, 53 S.E. 183 (1906); Hale v. Turner, 183 Ga. 593, 189 S.E. 10 (1936); Allen v. Bemis, 193 Ga. 556, 19 S.E.2d 516

(1942); Todd v. Conner, 220 Ga. 173, 137 S.E.2d 614 (1964); Harp v. Bacon, 222 Ga. 478, 150 S.E.2d 655 (1966).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 65 Am. Jur. 2d, Quieting Title and Determination of Adverse Claims, §§ 2, 16, 63. C.J.S. - 30 C.J.S., Equity, § 40.

ALR. - Use of property by public as affecting acquisition of title by adverse possession, 56 A.L.R.3d 1182.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: Walker v. Walker, 467 S.E.2d 583 (Ga. 1996).
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Walker v. Walker, 467 S.E.2d 583 (Ga. 1996). · cites it 4× “[5] See O.C.G.A. § 23-3-41 (authorizing taxing of costs only).”
Wilson v. United States (N.D. Ga. 2022). · cites it 2× “O.C.G.A. § 23-3-41. The Tax Lien causes her a present injury because it “prevents [her] from disposing of” the Property.”
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