Legal Opinion
Cannon v. City of MacOn
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 1, 1950No. 32696PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, P. J.
1. “The officers in charge of the affairs of a municipal corporation may select places for the construction of a system of sewerage and drainage, and adopt a plan for such construction, without rendering the city liable in damages for injuries resulting from such selection and from the proper con struction of the system. These officers may also, if it is necessary, take or damage property of private citizens in constructing the system of sewerage and drainage, but adequate compensation must be paid for property so taken or damaged. The same is true of the construction of any public…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Langley v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Austin v. Augusta Terminal Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- City of Atlanta v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Delta Air Corporation v. KerseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Moore v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
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3Cited by10 opinions
- City of Rome v. TurkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- First Pacific Management Corp. v. O'BrienCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Ingram v. City of AcworthCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- City of MacOn v. CannonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Goode v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
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