Torbett v. Butts County

Benham, Chief Justice.

This case concerns the abandonment of a public road pursuant to OCGA § 32-7-2 (b) (1), which provides in pertinent part as follows:

When it is determined that a section of the county road system has for any reason ceased to be used by the public to the extent that no substantial public purpose is served by it, the county . . . may declare that section of the county road system abandoned.

The case began when Torbett filed an action for mandamus seeking an order requiring Butts County to maintain Rough Road, an unpaved road on which Torbett resides, and which connected Rocky…