Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Brooks
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 11, 1980No. 58487, 58488PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
The appellant in Case No. 58487, Department of Transportation (DOT), filed condemnation proceedings and declaration of taking of a portion of Brooks’ property, estimating compensation to Brooks at $7,750. On the trial of the case, the jury awarded $21,460 to Brooks and recommended additionally that DOT pay Brooks’ attorney fees and reasonable and necessary expenses of litigation, which the court found as being $4,196.25. Subsequent to entry of the verdict and judgment in the case and upon DOT’s motion for new trial, the trial judge struck the attorney fees and litigation…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bowers v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- DeKalb County v. Trustees, Decatur Lodge No. 1602Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Atlanta Terra Cotta Co. v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SAVANNAH v. SAVANNAH &C. WORKS, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Civils v. Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Department of Transportation v. ColeyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Simmerman v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Dawson v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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