SUMTER COUNTY v. MORRIS
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
318 Ga. 1
FINAL COPY S23G0169. SUMTER COUNTY et al. v. MORRIS et al. WARREN, Justice. Property owners and residents of the Statham Lakefront subdivision seek to require Sumter County to repair roads in their subdivision. The trial court held that the County has no obligation to maintain the roads, but the Court of Appeals vacated that order and remanded the case for the trial court to determine whether there was evidence of “recognition of the streets as public streets or acceptance of the dedication by the public.” This Court granted Sumter County’s petition for certiorari.1 Adhering to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Kelsoe v. Town of OglethorpeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- MDC BLACKSHEAR, LLC v. LittellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Penick v. County of MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Ross v. Hall County Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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