Legal Opinion

Potts v. State Highway Department

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 9, 1969No. 24948PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grice, Justice.

The basis relied upon by the appellant for this court’s jurisdiction of this case is her attack upon the statute which authorizes the establishment of limited access highways (Ga. L. 1955, p. 559). However, in her brief and in oral argument she acknowledges that she contends the statute is unconstitutional only if it should be construed to authorize the taking of a right of access without compensation to the abutting landowner. In this situation there is raised no constitutional question for this court’s jurisdiction under the Cdnstitution. Art. VI, Sec. II, Par. IV (Code Ann.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. SuttlesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  2. Gormley v. SearcySupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  3. Morgan v. MertinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Poythress v. WilkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  2. Register v. Stone's Independent Oil DistributorsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  3. Hodges v. Hartford Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Montaquila v. CranfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  5. Brown v. State Board of Veterinary MedicineSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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