Legal Opinion

Morrison v. Department of Transportation

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 31, 1983No. 64852PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Appellants/condemnees bring this appeal from a jury verdict which awarded them $28,000 as compensation for 0.145 acres of land condemned and taken by appellee/condemnor (hereinafter DOT) in order to widen Alpharetta Street (State Route 9) in Roswell, Georgia.

1. Appellants’ first enumeration of error alleges that the verdict is contrary to law. The thrust of appellants’ argument here appears to be that DOT failed to comply with Code Ann. § 95A-605 (a) (5) (now OCGA § 32-3-6 (b) (5)) requiring DOT to file a declaration of taking which contains “[a] statement of the sum of money…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Nathan v. DuncanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  2. Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. KnightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  3. Space Leasing Associates v. Atlantic Building Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Hanna Creative Enterprises, Inc. v. Alterman Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Theo v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Aiken v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  2. Gary v. E. FRANK MILLER CONSTR. CO. INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Browning v. Paccar, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Shiv Aban, Inc. v. Georgia Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  5. Fleetwood Motor Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. McGeheeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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