Legal Opinion

Gaines v. Lunsford

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 9, 1904PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Certiorari. Before Judge Reagan. Elbert superior court. September 18, 1903.

1Opinion of the CourtLamar, J.

There are no plats in the record to show the situation of plaintiff’s and defendant’s land, nor the location of the public road, nor where the “ settlement ” roads referred to in the evidence touch the farm, nor indeed where the proposed way begins or ends. Even the plat referred to as attached to the petition is not brought up, and it is therefore difficult to determine where the private road is to start and with what it is to connect. Aided by the argument, however, we infer that plaintiff’s residence is located near the center of his farm. It appears that' for many years there has been a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dee v. KingSupreme Court of Vermont · 1901
  2. Chattanooga, Rome & Southern Railroad v. PhilpotSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Calhoun v. OzburnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  3. State ex rel. Carlson v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Miller v. SlaterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  5. Cordwell v. SmithIdaho Court of Appeals · 1983

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