Young v. Harrison
Supreme Court of Georgia
Assessment of damages, in Randolph Superior Court. Tried before Judge Kiddoo, November Term, 1856. The Irwinton Bridge Company, under their charter, granted by the Legislature of the State of Georgia, at November Session 1837, were authorized to appropriate the land necessary for an abutment for their bridge on the Georgia or east bank of the Chattahoochee river; and a proceeding was authorized to ascertain and assess the value thereof; in the event of a disagreement between…
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Assessment of damages, in Randolph Superior Court. Tried before Judge Kiddoo, November Term, 1856. The Irwinton Bridge Company, under their charter, granted by the Legislature of the State of Georgia, at November Session 1837, were authorized to appropriate the land necessary for an abutment for their bridge on the Georgia or east bank of the Chattahoochee river; and a proceeding was authorized to ascertain and assess the value thereof; in the event of a disagreement between said Company, and the owners of said land. The parties not being able to agree, the persons selected as appraisers,…
1Opinion of the Court
*588 By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
[1.] Was the Court right in refusing the continuance in this case ?
It seems that the continuances of Young were exhausted before the case was heretofore brought to this Court. It had been continued twice at his instance since it was sent back; one of the times for Providential cause. Was the party,under these circumstances, entitled to another continuance ? The ground upon which the application was made does not appear in the bill of exceptions. In the rule nisi for a new trial, it is assumed that it was upon a sufficient showing. But this…
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