Legal Opinion
DeKalb County v. Trustees, Decatur Lodge No. 1602
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 22, 1978No. 33628PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
The present case is here on certiorari. It involves the award of attorney fees in a condemnation proceeding. A brief review of the development of the law in this area at the outset would be helpful:
In White v. Ga. Power Co., 237 Ga. 341, 343 (227 SE2d 385) (1976), this court held that "the words 'just and adequate compensation’ contained in our Constitution are to be interpreted by the judiciary to include attorney fees incurred by a condemnee or condemnees in an eminent domain case and are also to be interpreted to include all reasonable and necessary expenses of litigation…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- White v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Bowers v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Reserve Life Insurance Company v. GaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- Department of Transportation v. DossSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Department of Transportation v. Flint River Cotton MillsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
3Cited by47 opinions
- Sharpe v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Georgia Power Co. v. 138.30 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Department of Transportation v. McLaughlinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Leonard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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