CITY OF MARIETTA v. GLOVER

25140.

225 Ga. 265 (1969)

167 S.E.2d 649

CITY OF MARIETTA v. GLOVER et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 24, 1969.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur L. Crowe, Jr., for appellant.

Holcomb, McDuff & Dennis, Frank D. Holcomb, Mitchell, Clarke, Pate & Anderson, Stephens Mitchell, W. N. Bonner, for appellees.


UNDERCOFLER, Justice.

This controversy originated under the Land Registration Law (Code Ann. Title 60) and involves the title to Glover Park in Marietta, Georgia. It has been a public park for 113 years. The City of Marietta alleged that it acquired fee simple title to the property from John H. Glover in 1852 but the deed reputedly conveying the property was lost during the Civil War. The defendant heirs of John H. Glover do not dispute the conveyance but claim...

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