Halpern v. Lacy Investment Corp.,,259 Ga. 264 (1989), PROPERTY

Nature of the Case

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Facts

Lacy (D) owned land which Halpern (P) claimed by adverse possession. After refusal by D to allow P to purchase the land, P bulldozed it, cleared it and included it in his yard ever since. The jury found for D and awarded D damages for slander of title and trespass and for the expenses of litigation. P appealed.