Legal Opinion
Young v. Sweetbriar, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 9, 1966No. 23479PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cook, Justice.
Where the owner of a tract of land subdivides it into lots and records a map or plat showing such lots, with designated streets, and sells lots with reference to such map or plat, the owner will be presumed to have expressly dedicated the streets designated on the map to the public. Bayard v. Hargrove, 45 Ga. 342; Carroll v. DeKalb County, 216 Ga. 663, 665 (2) (119 SE2d 258). “Where an owner of land makes an express dedication of a particular portion thereof for use as a public street, its acceptance may be shown by any act of the municipality recognizing the existence of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Tietjen v. MeldrimSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Mayor of Macon v. FranklinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Barham v. GrantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- City of Albany v. LippittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Bayard v. HargroveSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Smith v. BruceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Ross v. Hall County Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Stanfield v. BrewtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Smith v. State of Ga.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Cobb County v. CrewSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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