Legal Opinion
Tift County v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 31, 1963No. 21961PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
We determine whether, under the facts here, property owners are entitled to compensation because of the dead-ending by the county of a public road upon which their property abuts.
This review arises from a suit by Jesse C. Smith and Annie Lou Willis Smith against Tift County, in the Superior Court of that county, claiming damages for such dead-end obstruction; the trial court’s overruling of the county’s demurrers to their petition; the Court of Appeals’ affirmance of that ruling; and our grant of the county’s application for writ of certiorari.
The property owners’ petition made…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Warren v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
- Campbell v. Metropolitan Street RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Felton v. State Highway BoardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- South Carolina Railroad v. SteinerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1871
- State Highway Department v. McClainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Wofford v. North Carolina State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Snow v. North Carolina State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. FountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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