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2018 Georgia Code 44-5-2 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 44-5-2 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 44-5-2

TITLE 44 PROPERTY

Section 5. Acquisition and Loss of Property, 44-5-1 through 44-5-230.

ARTICLE 1 GRANTS FROM STATE

44-5-2. How land in state held.

All realty in this state is held under the state as the original owner thereof. It is free from all rent or service and is limited only by the right of eminent domain which remains in the state.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 2200; Code 1868, § 2195; Code 1873, § 2221; Code 1882, § 2221; Civil Code 1895, § 3051; Civil Code 1910, § 3623; Code 1933, § 85-202.)

Cross references.

- State ownership of wildlife found in state, § 27-1-3.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Eminent Domain, §§ 1 et seq., 20. 28 Am. Jur. 2d, Estates, § 7. 63A Am. Jur. 2d, Public Lands, §§ 3, 118 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, § 64 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 29A C.J.S., Eminent Domain, §§ 3, 21. 73B C.J.S., Public Lands, §§ 249, 250, 264 et seq. 81A C.J.S., States, § 263.

ALR.

- Right of public in shore of inland navigable lake between high- and low-water marks, 40 A.L.R.3d 776.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 44-5-2 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 1

Tdga, LLC. v. Cbira, LLC

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2016-02-22

Citation: 298 Ga. 510, 783 S.E.2d 107, 2016 Ga. LEXIS 165

Snippet: the state as the original owner thereof.” OCGA § 44-5-2. But the State cannot assert title to otherwise