Legal Opinion
State Highway Department v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 9, 1964No. 22424PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
Art. I, Sec. Ill, Par. I of the Constitution of 1945 was amended in 1960 (Ga. L. 1960, p. 1225). As amended it reads in pertinent part as follows: “. . . Private property shall not be taken, or damaged, for public purposes, without just and adequate compensation being first paid, except that when private property is taken or damaged for public road and street- purposes by the State and the counties and the municipalities of the State, just and adequate compensation therefor need not be paid until the same has been finally fixed and determined as provided by law, but such just…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Joslin Manufacturing Co. v. City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Bragg v. WeaverSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Georgia v. City of ChattanoogaSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Adirondack Railway Co. v. New York StateSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Bailey v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by17 opinions
- State Highway Department v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Bowers v. Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Department of Transportation v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Dougherty County v. SnellingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Pye v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.