Fountain v. MARTA

Shulman, Judge.

This is a condemnation case. DeKalb County filed condemnation proceedings to acquire temporary and permanent easements for the construction and maintenance of a surface water drainage retention pond for MARTA on appellant’s property. Appellant counterclaimed, seeking compensation for damages to his property and business (a service station) resulting from the proposed closing and rerouting of a major thoroughfare abutting his service station. Appellant alleged that the proposed closing and permanent rerouting would impede ingress to and egress from the service station, would…