Legal Opinion
Atlanta & West Point Railroad v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 7, 1923No. 3423PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
The first headnote does not require elaboration.
A municipality may acquire an easement by dedication. Southern Ry. Co. v. Combs, 124 Ga. 1004, 1010 (53 S. E. 508). Dedication is a question of intention; and intention by the Atlanta Belt Line Company to dedicate, on the day it made a settlement with Barth for a right of way and for an extension of Berne Avenue, is perfectly clear. The only thing remaining to be done to make the dedication effective was for the City of Atlanta to accept the dedication on the terms named in the agreement. The City of* Atlanta has accepted the dedication by…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Town of Derby v. AllingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1873
- Southern Railway Co. v. CombsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Lofton v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Brown v. City of East PointSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Walker v. McNellySupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Westbrook v. ComerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Layer v. Barrow CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. DumasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Adams v. Richmond CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Poole v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
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