City Council v. Marks
Supreme Court of Georgia
Constitutional law. Eminent domain. Damages. Before Judge Gibson. Richmond Superior Court. October Term, 1873. For the facts of this case, see the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
It appears from the record in this case that the City Council of Augusta, by an ordinance of the city, in pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly, approved 24th of August, 1872, for the purpose of opening, changing, widening and extending the streets in said city, took from the appellant, Marks, three 127-1000 acres of his laud. Three appraisers were nominated, according to the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly, to assess the damages — one by the appellant, one by the Mayor of the city, and the other by the Ordinary of the county of Richmond. Two of the…
2Cited by2 opinions
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- City of Atlanta v. GlennCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916