Legal Opinion

Neal v. Town of Decatur

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 25, 1914PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Illegality of execution. Before Judge Boan. DeKalb superior court. March 11, 1913.

1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.

On July 19, 1910, a fi. fa. for the amount of an assessment for constructing a sewer was issued by the Town of Decatur against abutting land of D. 0. Neal, and duly levied on the property. The defendant filed an affidavit of illegality, denying the right of the town to levy an assessment against his property. One of the grounds of illegality was, that, on a former occasion, when the Town of Decatur desired a right of way through the property for location of a sewer, different from that for which the assessment was made, the officers of the municipality entered into an agreement with the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Horkan v. City of MoultrieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
  2. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Town of DecaturSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Aven v. Steiner Cancer Hospital Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  2. Barr v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  3. Brown v. City of East PointSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  4. Gainesville v. DunlapSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
  5. Spoerl v. Township of PennsaukenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954

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