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§ 51-9-3 — Recovery for wrongful interference with possession of land

Georgia § 51-9-3
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O.C.G.A. § 51-9-3 (2026).

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The bare possession of land shall authorize the possessor to recover damages from any person who wrongfully interferes with such possession in any manner.

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