Legal Opinion

Jasper County v. Butts County

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 15, 1918No. 516PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Equitable petition. Before Judge Searcy. Henry superior court. July 9, 1917.

1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.

The Central Georgia Power Company owns an electric-power dam and plant situated partly in Butts county and partly in Jasper county. The latter county, by a complaint in equity, contended that a portion of the dam situated in Jasper had been returned for taxation in Butts county for the year 1916. On the trial of this issue, evidence was admitted to the effect that 77,250 cubic yards of the dam was in Jasper, and 81,003 cubic yards was in Butts county; that each cubic yard of the entire dam was of the same value; and that the cost of the dam was $4.64 per cubic yard. It was also shown that the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  2. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BernsteinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Trammell v. ShirleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
  2. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  3. Carter v. Marble Products Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  4. Moore v. Atlanta Transit System, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  5. Maddox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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