Legal Opinion
Owens Hardware Co. v. Walters
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 8, 1954No. 18428PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
210 Ga. 321 (1954)
80 S.E.2d 285
OWENS HARDWARE COMPANY
v.
WALTERS.
18428.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Submitted January 11, 1954.
Decided February 8, 1954.
Matthews, Maddox & Bell, for plaintiff in error.
Harris & Harris, contra.
HAWKINS, Justice.
1. "When . . . the owner of a tract or boundary of land divides it into lots, streets, and alleys, causes a map or plat of the same to be made and duly recorded whereby the lots, streets, and alleys are delineated, and sells the lots with reference thereto, the purchasers acquire private property rights in the streets and alleys of the subdivision. Ford v.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Tietjen v. MeldrimSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Ford v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Murphey v. HarkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Westbrook v. ComerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Parsons v. Trustees of the Atlanta UniversitySupreme Court of Georgia · 1871
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Smith v. BruceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Stanfield v. BrewtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- R. G. Foster & Co. v. FountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Northpark Associates No. 2, Ltd. v. Homart Development Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- De Ruscio v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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