Supreme Court of Georgia, 1913

Edwards v. Savannah & Statesboro Railway Co.

Edwards v. Savannah & Statesboro Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided October 15, 1913 · Evans
140 Ga. 761; 79 S.E. 841; 1913 Ga. LEXIS 248

Edwards v. Savannah & Statesboro Railway Co.

Opinion of the Court

Evans, P. J.

An appeal from the award of assessors in a condemnation case must he entered in writing, and filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court where the award is filed, within ten days from the time the award is filed. Civil Code (1910), § 5228. An appeal entered after ten days from the filing of the award was not in time, and was properly dismissed.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

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