Legal Opinion
State Highway Department v. Parker
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 29, 1947No. 31461PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
The legislature; by the act of 1919 (Ga. L. 1919, p. 249), and the act of 1929 (Ga. L. 1929, p. 176), codified as § 95-1710 in the Code of 1933, provided a method by which the State Highway Department may become liable for causes of action occurring on a highway. This section is as follows: “The State Highway Department shall defend all suits and be responsible for all damages awarded against any county under existing laws, whenever the cause of action originates on highways, jurisdiction over which shall have been assumed by said Highway Department under the terms of this law. Any county…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Smith v. Floyd CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Millwood v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Tounsel v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Barham v. GrantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Elbert County v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Hattie E. Robinson, Lamar Glover v. Georgia Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Elberton Southern Railway Co. v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- C. F. I. Construction Co. v. Board of Regents of the University SystemCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Davis v. City of BarnesvilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Christian v. Monroe CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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