Augusta Tennis Club, Inc. v. Richmond County

Blackburn, Judge.

Augusta Tennis Club, Inc. (ATC), condemnee in the underlying condemnation action appeals, asserting that the trial court erred in striking and excluding evidence of ATC’s consequential damages and in denying ATC’s motion for a new trial.

Richmond County condemned portions of three contiguous parcels of land for a road-widening project erroneously believing that ATC was the sole owner of the land. During a jury trial limited to the issue of consequential damages, Richmond County presented evidence, without objection, showing that ATC should be compensated for the takings in the…