Legal Opinion

Georgia Power Co. v. Green

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 11, 1950No. 17192PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

A paper purporting to be a map showing a subdivision of land into lots and streets is admissible if made by an officer authorized to make a survey, or if there is evidence of its genuineness and correctness from the person who made it, or other reliable source. Bower v. Cohen, 126 Ga. 35 (54 S. E. 918); Bunger v. Grimm, 142 Ga. 448 (83 S. E. 200); Lewis v. Carr, 177 Ga. 761 (171 S. E. 298); Durden v. Kerby, 201 Ga. 780 (41 S. E. 2d, 131). The “other reliable source” of such proof may be any person who supervised the survey and who testifies that it is genuine and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Central Georgia Power Co. v. CornwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  2. Culberson v. Alabama Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  3. Bunger v. GrimmSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  4. Deaton v. SwansonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  5. Durden v. KerbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1947

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. R. G. Foster & Co. v. FountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  2. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. Richardson v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Israel v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  5. Eckert v. Louisville & Nashville Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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