Trustees and other representatives with custody of papers have ample opportunities to discover defects in the title of property in their care and shall be estopped from setting up title adverse to their trust.
History. Code 1981, § 24-14-28 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
History of Code section.
Former Code Section 24-4-26, which contained comparable provisions to this Code section, as effective January 1, 2013, was derived from the decisions in Benjamin v. Gill, 45 Ga. 110 (1872) and Allen v. Solomon, 54 Ga. 483 (1875).
Structure Georgia Code
Article 2 - Presumptions and Estoppel
§ 24-14-20. Presumptions of Law and of Fact Distinguished
§ 24-14-21. Rebuttable Presumptions of Law
§ 24-14-22. Presumption From Failure to Produce Evidence
§ 24-14-23. Presumption From Failure to Answer Business Letter
§ 24-14-24. Presumption of Occupancy of Railroad Right of Way
§ 24-14-25. Presumption of Payment of Check
§ 24-14-26. Estoppels Defined; Enumeration Generally
§ 24-14-27. Estoppel Relating to Real Estate
§ 24-14-28. Trustees Estopped to Set Up Title Adverse to Trust