Legal Opinion

Sparks v. Floyd County

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 22, 1914No. 5760PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Action for damages; from city court of Floyd county—Judge Eeece. May 15, 1914.

1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.

-Mrs. C. S. Sparks brought suit against the County of Floyd, alleging that “prior to July 30, 1912,” the defendant, through its Board of Commissioners of Eoads and Eevenues, constructed a portion of road over her property in that county, without paying for the land appropriated for this purpose by them, which “was .143 of an acre and of the value of $200 per acre,” and removed a stated number of cubic yards of chert belonging to her, of a value set out. She alleged further that she had given the required notice to the countjq as provided by law in the Acts of 1899, p. 74, and now incorporated…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dement v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  2. Powell v. County of MuscogeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  3. Pearson v. Newton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  4. Elbert County v. SwiftCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  5. Troup County v. BoddieCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Doyal v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  2. Studdard v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
  3. Griffin Realty & Construction Co. v. Chatham CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
  4. Williams v. Lowndes CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  5. Elbert County v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914

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