Legal Opinion
Crump v. State Highway Department
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 12, 1940No. 13535PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
1. A court of equity will not interfere with the discretionary action of the State Highway Department in locating, grading, and improving a proposed State-aid highway, within the sphere of their legally designated powers, unless such action is arbitrary and amounts to an abuse of discretion. Dyer v. Martin, 132 Ga. 445 (64 S.E. 475); Dunn v. Beck, 144 Ga. 148 (86 S.E. 385); Holt v. Smith, 149 Ga. 48 (99 S.E. 119); Jackson v. State Highway Department, 164 Ga. 434 (4) (138 S.E. 847); Murph v. Macon County, 167 Ga. 859 (146 S.E. 845); Raines v. Terrell County, 169 Ga. 726 (151 S.E. 509); Harrell…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commissioners of Habersham County v. Porter Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Dyer v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Dunn v. BeckSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Jackson v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Murph v. Macon CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Elberton Southern Railway Co. v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- State Highway Department v. StricklandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- City of Carrollton v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Miller v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Southern Railway Co. v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
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