Legal Opinion
King v. City of McCaysville
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 7, 1945No. 15087PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
1. The amendment to the charter of the City of McCaysville, enacted in 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 1596), merely re-enacted in the main the provisions of the charter granted by the General Assembly in 1920 (Ga. L. 1920, p. 1236), as amended in 1922 (Ga. L. 1922, p. 909), and in 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 1121); arid the act first above referred to brought about no such repeal of the charter, nor material change in the form of government as contemplated by the terms of the Code, § 69-101.
2. In the absence of bad faith, the exercise of the right of eminent domain rests largely in the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Gardner v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Sheppard v. City of EdisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Sheppard v. City of EdisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
3Cited by19 opinions
- City of Atlanta v. Heirs of ChampionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- City of Atlanta v. First National Bank of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Leach v. Georgia Power CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Zuber Lumber Co. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Kellett v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
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