Halpern v. Lacy Investment Corp.
Supreme Court of Georgia
379 S.E.2d 519 (1989)
Relevant factsFree
Halpern (plaintiff) tried to buy a strip of land adjacent to his own from Lacy Investment Corporation's (defendant) predecessor in title but was refused, and nevertheless bulldozed and cleared the land, incorporating it into his own backyard. Halpern sued to quiet title in himself through adverse possession, but the trial court denied the claim because he had not acted under a good faith claim of right.
IssueFree
Whether a person seeking to take land by adverse possession must act under a good faith claim of right to the property.