Legal Opinion
Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. Mooney
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 17, 1917No. 49PublishedCited by 12 opinions
Mandamus. Before Judge Jones. Hall superior court. December 14, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. Where proceedings are instituted by a power company against a landowner to condemn property under the Civil Code, § 5206 et seq., and an appeal is taken from the award of the assessors, the company, not having taken possession of the land, may dismiss the condemnation proceedings pending the appeal. Civil Code, §§ 5548, 5627; 2 Lewis on Eminent Domain, § 954; Sowers v. Cincinnati etc. R. Co., 162 Ind. 676 (71 N. E. 134); Millichar v. Iowa City, 116 Iowa, 390 (90 N. W. 86); Cornwall v. Louisville Ry. Co., 104 Ky. 29 (46 S. W. 685).
2. Applying the law as pronounced in the preceding note, it…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mellichar v. City of Iowa CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Sowers v. Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1904
- Cornwall v. L. & N. R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1898
3Cited by12 opinions
- Harrison v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
- Lamar Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Towler v. State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- State Highway Board v. LongCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
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