Legal Opinion

Hayes v. City of Atlanta

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 17, 1907No. 14PublishedCited by 35 opinions

Action for damages, from city court of Atlanta — Judge Keid. January 18, 1906.

1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.

It appears from the record that, in 1903, the City of Atlanta, in constructing what is known as the “Peters-street viaduct,” obstructed and practically destroyed the' ingress and egress to the premises in which the plaintiff was conducting a profitable business. On February 11, 1904, the plaintiff brought suit against the city, alleging that he had a leasehold interest in the property, having rented the same from one Mrs. Alexander for a term of two years from April 1, 1902, to April 1, 1904, and that *27this leasehold estate had been damaged by the erecting of the viaduct, to the extent that in…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Kelly v. Strouse & Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Pause v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  3. Morrow v. Southern Express Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  4. McCaw Manufacturing Co. v. Felder & RountreeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  5. Brown v. BowmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Korf v. FlemingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
  2. Waters v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  3. Towaliga Falls Power Co. v. SimsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  4. State Ex Rel. Truitt v. District Court of Ninth Judicial Dist.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Pollard v. PhelpsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937

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