Legal Opinion
Harper v. City Council of Augusta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 8, 1956No. 19474PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mobley, Justice.
1. The demurrer to the amendment, to the effect that there has been a final adjudication in this case and that the question thereby presented is res judicata, is without merit. In City Council of Augusta v. Newsome, 211 Ga. 899 (89 S. E. 2d 485), this court held that it was not error to temporarily enjoin the city from disposing of property which admittedly had been dedicated to the public for use as a park, because there had not been an abandonment of the use by the public. The city at that time had no legislative authority to dispose of the property, and, consequently, the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sumner v. SumnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Marietta Chair Co. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Murphey v. HarkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Ingram v. Trustees of Mercer UniversitySupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- City of Atlanta v. First Methodist ChurchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Department of Transportation v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- McPherson v. City of DawsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Jonesboro Area Athletic Ass'n v. DicksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Timbs v. StraubSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- City of Des Plaines v. Metropolitan Sanitary DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
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