Legal Opinion
Washington County v. Sheppard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 7, 1933No. 22353PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
1. A county shall furnish to the State Highway Department, free of charge, rights of way for State-aid roads located therein. Ga. L. 1919, p. 251; Miehie’s Ga. Code (1926), § 828 (27). A contract entered into with the county commissioners of Washington county, whereby the plaintiff deeded to the State Highway Department a strip of land for a right of way for a State-aid road in that county in consideration of the county’s making certain improvements on the property of the plaintiff adjacent to the right of way is not an illegal contract, nor is it contrary to public policy, and such contract…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Decatur County v. Praytor, Howton & Wood Contracting Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Griffeth v. WilmoreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Wright v. Floyd CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- South Georgia Railway Co. v. RyalsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Southern Railway Co. v. PopeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Deason v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- State Highway Board of Georgia v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Lee v. PettyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- State Highway Department v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
- Polk County v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
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