Legal Opinion
Hutchinson v. Clark
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 11, 1929No. 6995PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
1. Dedication is the setting apart of land for the public use. 1 Elliott on Roads and Streets, § 122.
2. Where dedication of land by a donor to a city for the purpose of a public street is in issue, the evidence must show not only that the owner gave but that the public accepted the land, before there can be a dedication. Ga. R. &c. Co. v. Atlanta, 118 Ga. 486 (45 S. E. 256). See Johnson v. State, 1 Ga. App. 195, 201 (58 S. E. 265), and cit.(a) In every case of implied dedication it must appear that the property has been in the exclusive control of the public for a period long enough to raise…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- MacCorkle v. City of CharlestonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928
- City of Atlanta v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1919
- Mayor of Savannah v. Standard Fuel Supply Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1913
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Haslerig v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Lowry v. RosenfeldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Hughes v. Cobb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- State v. Board of Com'rs of Bernalillo CountyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1945
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Donalsonville Grain & Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1937
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