O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 22-3-2 (2019)

Manner of service of notice

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Notice of condemnation shall be served upon the railroad company in the manner provided for the service of other actions upon railroad companies. It shall not be necessary to serve such notice upon any person or corporation other than the railroad company in possession of and operating the railroad whose right of way is sought to be condemned by the telegraph or telephone company for its use; and only the interest of such railroad company so served shall be affected by the proceedings.

History

Ga. L. 1898, p. 54, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 5237; Code 1933, § 36-702.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS This procedure affords due process of law to the railroad companies whose property is sought to be condemned. Savannah, Fla. & W. Ry. v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., 115 Ga. 554, 42 S.E. 1 (1902); Western & Atl. R.R. v. Western

Union Tel. Co., 138 Ga. 420, 75 S.E. 471, 42 L.R.A. (n.s.) 225 (1912). Contract alternative. - Cable company that possessed certificate of authorization from Georgia Public Service Commission that allowed it to exercise

eminent domain under O.C.G.A. § 46-5-1(a) properly entered into contract with railroad, in lieu of eminent domain proceedings, to allow construction of com-

munication lines along railroad’s rights of way. Davis v. Williams Communs., Inc., 258 F. Supp. 2d 1348 (N.D. Ga. 2003).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 27 Am. Jur. 2d, Eminent Domain, § 433 et seq. C.J.S. - 29A C.J.S., Eminent Domain, § 306 et seq.

ALR. - Eminent domain: permissible modes of service of notice of proceedings, 89 A.L.R.2d 1404.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Davis v. Williams Commc'ns, Inc., 258 F. Supp. 2d 1348 (N.D. Ga. 2003).
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Davis v. Williams Commc'ns, Inc., 258 F. Supp. 2d 1348 (N.D. Ga. 2003). · cites it 2× “It shall not be necessary to serve such notice upon any person or corporation other than the railroad company in possession of and operating the railroad whose right of way is sought to be condemned by the telegraph or telephone company for its use; and only the interest of such…”
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