Legal Opinion
Cox Communications, Inc. v. Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 29, 1986No. 43442PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
The Department of Transportation condemned several acres of land owned by Cox Communications, Inc., which is to be used for a highway to be constructed adjacent to Cox’s broadcasting tower, and running beneath guy wires which support the tower. Cox filed a petition to set aside the judgment vesting title in the Department, alleging that the Department acted in bad faith because of the following:(1) Ice periodically forms on the upper portions of the tower and guy wires and falls, striking the ground in locations of up to 500 feet from the base of the tower.(2) The proposed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Atlanta v. Heirs of ChampionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Wilmoth v. Henry CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Concept Capital Corp. v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Cox Communications, Inc. v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Price v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Cook v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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