Legal Opinion
State Highway Board v. Shierling
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 28, 1935No. 24581PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. Where property is taken, under power of eminent domain, for a public use, its market value for all purposes for which the property is available is the true measure of the owner’s compensation. The value of the property to the condemnor for the specific purpose for which the property is taken is not the basis for measuring the amount of compensation payable to the owner. Harrison v. Young, 9 Ga. 359; Young v. Harrison, 17 Ga. 30; Young v. Harrison, 21 Ga. 584; Gate City Terminal Co. v. Thrower, 136 Ga. 456 (71 S. E. 903); Central Georgia Power Co. v. Mays, 137 Ga. 120 (72 S. E. 900);…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Boom Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- L. R. Junction Ry. v. WoodruffSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
- Central Georgia Power Co. v. MaysSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Harrison v. YoungSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
- Sargent v. Inhabitants of MerrimacMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Hard v. Housing Authority of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- State Highway Board v. BridgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Civils v. Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Andrus v. State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Whipple v. County of HoustonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
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