Legal Opinion
Scarlett v. Georgia Ports Authority
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 22, 1967No. 24099PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Justice.
1. The first and controlling question to be decided is whether the Georgia Ports Authority had authority to institute the condemnation proceeding.
The Act of 1957, supra, as amended by the Act of 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 461), which provides a procedure for condemnation wherein a special master is appointed by the superior court to hear and determine the issue, defines a condemning body under such Act as “The State of Georgia or any branch of the government of the’State of Georgia or any County, or Municipality, or other political sub-divisions of the State of Georgia or any…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- International Longshoremen's Ass'n v. Georgia Ports AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- State Ports Authority v. ArnallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Ty Ty Consolidated School District v. Colquitt Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Richmond County Hospital Authority v. McLainCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- State Highway Department v. HatcherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Miller v. Georgia Ports AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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