Cedartown North Partnership LLC v. Georgia Department of Transportation

Miller, Chief Judge.

Thirty-four days after it was served with condemnation petitions and declarations of taking in two condemnation proceedings commenced by the Georgia Department of Transportation (the “Department”), Cedartown North Partnership, LLC (“Cedartown”) filed notices of appeal from the amount of compensation the Department deposited in the trial court. The Department moved to dismiss Cedartown’s appeals on the ground that the notices of appeal were untimely, as they were filed outside of the 30-day appeal period set forth in OCGA § 32-3-14. Cedartown now appeals from the trial…