Johnson v. Bodkin., 33511
| Decision Date | 17 May 1978 |
| Docket Number | No. 33511,33511 |
| Citation | 241 Ga. 336,247 S.E.2d 764 |
| Parties | JOHNSON et al. v. BODKIN. |
| Court | Georgia Supreme Court |
Title to mineral rights. DeKalb Superior Court; Peeler, judge.
G. T. Crichton, Decatur, for appellants.
Walter P. McCurdy, Sr., Decatur, for appellee.
The trial court erred in entertaining this action, filed under Code § 85-407.1, to obtain a declaratory judgment that plaintiffs obtained title to the mineral rights on their property by seven years adverse possession. Nelson v. Bloodworth, 238 Ga. 264, 267, 232 S.E.2d 547 (1977).
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur.
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