Legal Opinion
Wood v. Shore
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 13, 1925No. 4474PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHnx, J.
1. “The general rule is that when a municipal corporation is created it becomes vested with jurisdiction over the territory embraced within its corporate limits, and the mere fact that there has been a valuable improvement made by the county authorities on one of the streets of an incorporated city does not oust the municipality of its jurisdiction over such street. The above is true notwithstanding the street improved was, before the incorporation of the city, a part of an established public road of the county.” Almond v. Atlanta, 108 Ga. 417 (2), 426 (34 S. E. 6); Marshall v. County of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BondSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Almand v. Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Rogers v. TillmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Sewell v. City of TallapoosaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Marshall v. County of FloydSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Bush v. City of GainesvilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Shore v. Banks CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Harbuck v. Richland Box CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Mitchell County v. CochranSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Crass v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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