City of Griffin v. McKemie

Ellington, Judge.

In 1994, the City of Griffin filed condemnation petitions against property owned by Dorothy, James, and Warren McKemie to acquire sewer easements to serve Nacom, Inc., the Griffin-Spalding County Airport, and other potential users with access to the sewer line. Following a hearing, the court granted the City’s petitions and awarded the McKemies a total of $44,900. The McKemies appealed. However, because the award was more than twice the City’s appraised value of the property, the City chose not to defend against the appeal, to abandon the condemnation proceedings, and to…