Johnson v. Fulton County

Townsend, Presiding Judge.

The right of eminent domain is inherent in every sovereignty, but it is dormant until the lawmaking body sets it in motion. Botts v. Southeastern Pipe-Line Co., 190 Ga. 689 (10 S. E. 2d 275). A condemnor has no rights whatsoever except those expressly granted to it by statute. State Highway Dept. v. Pierce, 46 Ga. App. 52 (166 S. E. 453). They^ can be exercised only when every prerequisite to their exercise has. been fully met. Scheuer v. Housing Authority &c. of Cartersville, 214 Ga. 842 (108 S. E. 2d 264). The act of 1957 (Ga. L. 1957, p. 387) provides a cumulative…