Legal Opinion
McGowin Investment Company v. Johnstone
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 23, 1974No. Civ. 376PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Judge.
Appellants, McGowin Investment Company, et ah, appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Mobile condemning a right of way across appellants’ land to connect appellees’ land with a public road and assessing damages. The above proceedings were pursuant to Tit. 19, §§ 56-58, Code of Ala.1940 as amended.
Tit. 19, § 56, Code of Ala.1940, reads as follows:
“The owner of any tract or body of land, outside the corporate limits of a municipality, no part of which tract or body of land is adjacent or contiguous to any public road or highway, shall have and may acquire a convenient…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. HallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
- Davenport v. CashSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Tenison v. ForehandSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
- Starnes v. Diversified Operations, IncorporatedCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1971
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