Morgan v. Shirley
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. The commissioners of roads and revenues of the various counties of this State are required under the law, in building, repairing, and working the public roads, to so build and repair them that ordinary loads with ordinary ease and facility can be continuously hauled over such public roads. Civil Code (1910), § 5441; Terry v. Wade, 149 Ga. 580(2) (101 S. E. 539) ; Commissioners of Sumter County v. McMath, 138 Ga. 351 (5) (75 S. E. 317).
2. “If the owner of lands, either expressly or by his acts, dedicates the same to public use, and the same is so used for such a length of time that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Healey v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Gaines v. DyerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Shirley v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Terry v. WadeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Scott v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Hudspeth v. County of EarlySupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Jackson v. McIntosh CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Morgan v. EtheridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933