Bagley v. City of Alma

Benham, Judge.

This is an appeal by a condemnee from the judgment entered in his appeal from the award of the special master.

1. Appellee introduced into evidence a map designated “FIA FLOOD HAZARD BOUNDARY MAP.” It was admitted over appellant’s objection that the map had not been properly authenticated.

While proper authentication of a map is the preferred route for admission of the map into evidence (see Parker v. Smith, 66 Ga. App. 567 (2) (18 SE2d 559) (1942)), unauthenticated maps may be admitted by stipulation or agreement or, in the absence of such agreement, may be admitted for a limited…