Legal Opinion
Hardin v. Snow
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 3, 1946No. 15512PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Justice.
1. “Whenever a private way has been in constant and uninterrupted use for seven years or more, and no legal steps have been taken to abolish the same, it shall npt be lawful for anyone to interfere with said private way.” Code, § 83-112.
2. Though the statute just quoted is silent as to the necessity for keeping open and in repair such private way, it has been held by this court many times that these are essential requirements. Collier v. Farr, 81 Ga. 749 (7 S. E. 860); Follendore v. Thomas, 93 Ga. 300 (20 S. E. 329) ; Buchanan v. Parks, 111 Ga. 873 (36 S. E. 947) ; Dodson…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Collier v. FarrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Fisher v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Dodson v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Spires v. WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Follendore v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Eileen B. White & Associates, Inc. v. GunnellsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Ramsay v. SimsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- Tybrisa Co. v. Tybeeland, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Rothberg v. Peachtree Investments, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- Chota, Inc. v. WoodleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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