Legal Opinion
Hogg v. City of Lagrange
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 17, 1947No. 15944PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) In condemnation proceedings the assessors can only assess the amount of compensation to be paid; they can not determine whether it is necessary to condemn the particular property sought to be taken, or whether the condemnor is undertaking to condemn a greater quantity of land than is necessary. The remedy of the condemnee in such a case is to apply to a court of equity. Piedmont Mills v. Ga. Ry. & Electric Co., 131 Ga. 136 (62 S. E. 52).
In the present case, however, the petition for injunction shows on its face that in the condemnation…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Piedmont Cotton Mills v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Atlantic & Birmingham Railroad v. PennySupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Harrold v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Warren County v. ToddSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
3Cited by8 opinions
- Williams v. City of LaGrangeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Georgia Power Co. v. FountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- McGreggor v. W. L. Florence Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- B. & W. Hen Farm, Inc. v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Cable v. State Highway BoardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
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