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SCARLETT v. GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY

24099.

223 Ga. 417 (1967)

156 S.E.2d 77

SCARLETT et al. v. GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 22, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nightingale, Liles & Dennard, B. N. Nightingale, for appellants.

Bennet, Gilbert, Gilbert & Whittle, Wallace E. Harrell, Conyers, Fendig, Dickey & Harris, Chris B. Conyers, for appellee.

NICHOLS, Justice.

1. The first and controlling question to be decided is whether the Georgia Ports Authority had authority to institute the condemnation proceeding.

The Act of 1957, supra, as amended by the Act of 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 461), which provides a procedure for condemnation wherein a special master is appointed by the superior court to hear and determine the issue, defines a condemning body under such Act as "The State of Georgia or any branch of...

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