Legal Opinion
Patterson v. State Highway Department
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 7, 1947No. 15684, 15702PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wyatt, Justice.
The first question raised by the plaintiff in error is, did the State Highway Department have the right to condemn the property in question ? The trial judge, under the evidence, was authorized to find that -the -proposed highway had been designated as a State-aid road, and that -the Mayor Pro Tern of the City of LaFayette, who was acting mayor on account of the illness of the mayor, had been notified of the exact location of the proposed highway through the City of LaFayette.
In Lee County v. Smithville, 154 Ga. 550 (115 S. E. 107), this court was dealing with the right of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lee County v. Mayor of SmithvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Jackson v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Wright v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Sikes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Appleby v. HolderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
3Cited by8 opinions
- Elberton Southern Railway Co. v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- City of Carrollton v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Clinkscales v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Giant Peanut Co. v. Carolina Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- City of Cartersville v. LongCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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