Chastain v. Fayette County

Andrews, Judge.

Pursuant to special master proceedings (OCGA § 22-2-100 et seq.), Fayette County filed a petition to condemn a portion of a 27-acre tract owned by Chastain and others for the purpose of creating a water reservoir for the county. The special master awarded the condemnees $54,741 as the value of the land taken and $6,250 as consequential damages to the remainder. The condemnees appealed to the superior court from the amount of the special master’s award. While the appeal was pending, the condemnees obtained a court order allowing them to withdraw the entire $60,991 award which…