Legal Opinion
Harris v. Powell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 9, 1933No. 9247PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) Dedication of land is either express or implied. From the allegations of the petition, which must be taken as true on demurrer, there can be no doubt that the 40-foot strip of land was expressly dedicated by deeds for public use to the City of Griffin, 20 feet by AY. H. Moor, and 20 feet by the City of Griffin. This being true, was there an abandonment of Thurmond Street by the City of Griffin ? The defendant insists that there was an express abandonment of the street on the part of the City of Griffin when the city executed the deed to the land to J. E.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Barclay v. Richard W. Howell's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Tietjen v. MeldrimSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Gaston v. Gainesville & Dahlonega Electric Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Ford v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Brown v. City of East PointSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Barham v. GrantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- R. G. Foster & Co. v. FountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Lowry v. RosenfeldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Hames v. City of MariettaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- Young v. Sweetbriar, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1966
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