Georgia Code
Article 1 - Ejectment
§ 44-11-1. Requirement That Plaintiff Recover on Strength of Own Title; Effect of Common Grantor on Proof of Title

A plaintiff in ejectment must recover on the strength of his own title and not on the weakness of the defendant’s title. Where both parties claim under a common grantor, it is not necessary to show title back of such common grantor.
History. Civil Code 1895, § 5004; Civil Code 1910, § 5582; Code 1933, § 33-101.
Law reviews.
For comment on Brooks v. Williams, 227 Ga. 59 , 178 S.E.2d 880 (1970), see 23 Mercer L. Rev. 399 (1972).
For article discussing origin and construction of Georgia provision concerning ejectment, see 14 Ga. L. Rev. 239 (1980).

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