Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Fountain

Hunt, Justice.

In this inverse condemnation case, the jury found in favor of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) on Fountain’s claim that MARTA had interfered with his right of ingress and egress by changing the traffic pattern of East Lake Drive past his service station. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the trial court should have directed a verdict for Fountain as to MARTA’s liability for the condemnation and should have confined the jury issue to a consideration of money damages. Fountain v. MARTA, 179 Ga. App. 318 (346 SE2d 363) (1986). We granted certiorari…