City of Atlanta v. Williams

1. There was sufficient evidence to authorize a finding that the street upon which the plaintiff alleged his lot abutted had been dedicated to the public and accepted by the municipal corporation as a public street, and that the damage suffered by him in the improvement of the street exceeded any enhancement in the value of his property, resulting from the public improvement.

2. If a municipal corporation, to which has been delegated the control of all public highways within its municipal limits, knowingly permits the working or grading of any of its streets by county authorities or others,…