Legal Opinion
State Highway Department v. Wilkes
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 25, 1962No. 39579PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Franicum, Judge.
During the course of cross-examination of a witness for the condemnor, counsel for the condemnee propounded the following question: “Would you feel inclined to buy a lot and build a house and live there, knowing that there would be 24,000 vehicles passing that close to you at all hours of the day and night, and live close to an overpass where those heavy trucks would shoot the gas and make enough noise to think a war was going on, and lights be shining around all times of the day and night, do you honestly think that you as an individual would pay as much fox it and build a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Central Georgia Power Co. v. MaysSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Harrison v. YoungSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
- Flemister v. Central Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Gulf Refining Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. TateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
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3Cited by19 opinions
- White v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- State Highway Department v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Clemones v. Alabama Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- State Highway Commission v. GreenfieldMontana Supreme Court · 1965
- City & County of Honolulu v. Bishop Trust Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1965
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