Legal Opinion
Sikes v. Candler County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 10, 1981No. 36992PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
“The Department of Transportation shall defend any suit, and be responsible for all damages awarded therein, in any court of this State against any county under existing laws whenever the cause of action accrues on a public road which at the time of accrual had been designated by the department as a part of the State Highway System ...” Code Ann. § 95A-305 (a) (Ga. L. 1973, pp. 947, 983). “All claims against counties must be presented within 12 months after they accrue or become payable, or the same are barred, unless held by minors or other persons laboring under…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Beers Ex Rel. Platenius v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
- Roberts v. BarwickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Crowder v. Department of State ParksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Sheley v. BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THE CITY OF SAVANNAH AND THE COUNTY OF CHATHAMSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- University of Kentucky v. GuynnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Donaldson v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Woodard v. Laurens CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Ann Griesel v. B.D. HamlinCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Powell v. Ledbetter Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Burton v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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