Legal Opinion

Herndon v. Strickland

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 20, 1890PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Private ways. Prescription. Practice. Before Judge Lumpkin. Elbert superior court. March, term, 1890. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Blandeord, Justice.

Strickland applied to the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Elbert county to have a certain private way over the lands of Hern do m declared a permanent private way. Objections were made by Herndon. On the hearing of the case before the commissioners, numerous witnesses were introduced by Strickland, whose testimony tended to show that the road, or a portion of the same, had been in use for some twenty years ; that it was traveled in various ways ; that there were new turnouts on the road which were used by the people, although the old road-bed could be used ;…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Porter v. FosterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
  2. Goodwin v. BickersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918

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