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

O.C.G.A. § 44-5-3 (2019)

Form of grants; substantial compliance

✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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The form of grants heretofore used in this state is established, and a substantial compliance with such form shall be held sufficient.

History

(Orig. Code 1863, § 2323; Code 1868, § 2320; Code 1873, § 2351; Code 1882, § 2351; Civil Code 1895, § 3211; Civil Code 1910, § 3799; Code 1933, § 85-302.)

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 63A Am. Jur. 2d, Public Lands, §§ 3 et seq., 76, 77, 118 et seq.

C.J.S. - 73B C.J.S., Public Lands, § 264 et seq.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: The State of Georgia v. Nofree, LLC (Ga. Ct. App. 2024).
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The State of Georgia v. Nofree, LLC (Ga. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “”9 Moreover, except as to the State,10 “[w]hen the land is subject to entry and grant, 20 years’ possession of land under a claim of right shall authorize the courts to presume a grant.”11 8 OCGA § 44-5-1.”
The State of Georgia v. Nofree, LLC (Ga. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “” OCGA § 44-5-3. presumption is in favor of a grant.”
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