Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. Nelson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 16, 1914PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Action, for damages. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. July 21, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
The City of Atlanta projected Washington Street over the railroad tracks at the northern end of it, to a streét on the northern side of the tracks, by means of a bridge or viaduct of the same width of the street. The viaduct and its approaches changed the grade of the street in front of the property of the Episcopal Church. The trustee of the church property instituted an action to recover damages consequentially resulting to the property from the construction of the viaduct. The case was tried and a verdict was rendered, which was set aside by this court. Nelson v. Atlanta, *326138 Ga. 252…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Young v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
- Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway Co. v. BagwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Nelson v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Widman Investment Co. v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- City of Omaha v. CroftNebraska Supreme Court · 1900
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Georgia Power Co. v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
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