Legal Opinion

Mayor of Savannah v. Knight

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 24, 1931No. 7890PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.

Knight was the owner of lots with a frontage of 231 *372feet on Harmon Street, lying between the north side of Gwinnett Street and the south side of Wheaton street, in the City of Savannah. This section of Harmon Street had been paved with brick, and the owners of lots abutting ou both sides of tin's street had been assessed for two thirds of the cost of this pavement, which they paid. This pavement was entirely suited for ordinary traffic, was in good condition, and would have continued so for many years to come, had not the city permitted the Savannah Electric & Power-Company to operate over…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Frost & Frost Trucking Co. v. Railroad Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Hayward v. LessonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
  3. Schlesinger v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  4. Adams v. City of ShelbyvilleIndiana Supreme Court · 1900
  5. State ex rel. Oliver Iron Mining Co. v. City of ElySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  3. City of McRae v. FolsomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  4. Baldwin v. City of LawtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
  5. City of Atlanta v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940

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