Legal Opinion
Vernon Shell Road Co. v. Mayor
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 5, 1895PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal. Before Judge Falligant. Chatham superior court. June term, 1894.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Chief Justice.
The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah sought to appropriate to public use, for streets, so much of the toll-road of the Vernon Shell Road Company as was situated within the corporate limits of the city. Assessors were appointed, under the city charter (Code, §4849), who awarded as compensation to the shell road *388company $5,000, and the company appealed to a special jury in the superior court. The jury found for the appellant $5,500, and the appellant made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and it excepted.
1. The shell road company contended that its…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Harrison v. YoungSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
- Streyer v. Georgia Southern & Florida RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- McLeod v. Savannah, Albany & Gulf RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858
- Wolff v. Georgia Southern & Florida RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Mayor of Savannah v. Vernon Shell Road Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1892
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Rosenberger v. H. E. Wilcox Motor Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
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