Legal Opinion
Kemp v. City of Claxton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 9, 1998No. S97A1698, S97A1884PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
These cases involve petitions to amend by referendum resolutions of the City of Claxton to close certain railroad grade crossings. In the center of Claxton, railroad tracks maintained by the Georgia Central Railway essentially run down the middle of the street. One side is named Main Street and the other Railroad Street. No buildings abut the tracks; the nearest buildings are on the side of Main and Railroad Streets away from the tracks. Newton Street and Peters Street perpendicularly cross the tracks, and cross Main and Railroad Streets.
In a resolution dated April 7, 1997, the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Phillips v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
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