Legal Opinion
Harwell v. Georgia Power Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1980No. 36297PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Chief Justice.
Certiorari was granted in this case to determine the singular issue of whether Georgia Power Company is authorized by the statutes of this State to condemn real property in fee simple.
Georgia Power brought an in rem proceeding to gain title in fee simple unencumbered to 71.768 acres of land owned by appellant pursuant to the “Special Master Act” (Ga. L. 1957, p. 387; 1967, p. 825; Code Ann. § 36-601a) for the purpose of acquiring property upon which to construct a hydro-electric generating facility licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and which would…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sadtler v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Harwell v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Mallory v. Upson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Banks v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Harwell v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1980