Ross v. Hall County Board of Commissioners

Hall, Justice.

Plaintiffs in this case are residents of Mountain View Lake Estates, a subdivision in Hall County. They seek mandamus of the county commissioners to repair approximately three miles of roads within the subdivision under the authority of Code Ann. § 64-102. The county commissioners have refused to repair the roads, however, on the basis that the roads have never been dedicated to the public and accepted by the county, but are private roads which the commissioners have no responsibility to maintain. Plaintiffs appeal from a jury verdict in favor of the defendants asserting as…