Chester v. State

I agree with the results of the majority opinion, but concur specially as to Division 7. The evidence of defendant’s residence contained in the record of the libel for condemnation was cumulative and its admission was therefore harmless error. However, I do not agree that the admission of such evidence would necessarily be *15harmless had there been insufficient evidence indicating that the defendant lived at the particular location.

This court in Johnson v. State, 156 Ga. App. 496 (274 SE2d 837) (1980), stated that contesting a libel for condemnation is “substantively identical” to a motion to…