Legal Opinion
State Highway Department of Georgia v. REED, MAYOR
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 8, 1954No. 18712, 18731PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
1. Its charter (Ga. L. 1937, p. 1877) provides in section one that the “Town of Flowery Branch” may sue and be sued. A municipal corporation can sue and be sued only in the manner provided by its charter, and in its appropriate corporate name. Boon v. Mayor &c. of Jackson, 98 Ga. 490 (25 S. E. 518); Town of Dexter v. Gay, 115 Ga. 765 (42 S. E. 94); Augusta Southern Ry. Co. v. City of Tennille, 119 Ga. 804 (47 S. E. 179); Town of East Rome v. City of Rome, 129 Ga. 290 (58 S. E. 854); Gelders v. City of Fitzgerald, 135 Ga. 400 (69 S. E. 569); Storey v. Town of Summerville, 158 Ga.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Coker v. Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Maddox v. WillisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Gullatt v. State ex rel. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Lindsey v. Board of Commissioners of Roads & RevenuesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Moon v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Setzers Super Stores of Georgia, Inc. v. HigginsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- SOUTHERN LNG, INC. v. MacGINNITIESupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
- Carnes v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Ungar v. Mayor &C. of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- American National Bank & Trust Company v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
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