Georgia Code
Article 7 - Prescription
§ 44-5-169. Possession of Land as Notice; Presumption From Possession of Husband and Wife

Possession of land shall constitute notice of the rights or title of the occupant. Possession by the husband with the wife is presumptively the possession of the husband, but this presumption may be rebutted.
History. Civil Code 1895, § 3931; Civil Code 1910, § 4528; Code 1933, § 85-408.
History of Code section.
This Code section is derived from the decision in Broome v. Davis, 87 Ga. 584 , 13 S.E. 749 (1891).
Cross references.
Gender-neutral statutory construction, § 1-3-1 .
Law reviews.
For comment on NeSmith v. Calder, 163 Ga. 4 , 135 S.E. 67 (1926), see 1.Ga. L. Rev. No. 1 P. 49 (1927).
For comment on Wren v. Wren, 199 Ga. 851 , 36 S.E.2d 77 (1945), see 9 Ga. B.J. 88 (1946).
For article, “Noticing the Bankruptcy Sale: The Purchased Property May Not Be as ‘Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims and Encumberances’ as You Think,” see 15 (No. 5) Ga. St. B.J. 12 (2010).

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