Legal Opinion
Dorsey v. Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 8, 1981No. 37541PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
This is an appeal by the condemnees from the denial of an injunction against the Georgia Department of Transportation (hereinafter DOT) as condemnor of certain parcels of land owned by the condemnees. On April 30, 1980, the DOT filed a declaration of taking for transportation purposes pursuant to Code Ann. § 95A-605, seeking to condemn one parcel of condemnees’ land in fee simple and to obtain a “temporary construction easement” on an adjoining parcel also owned by condemnees. Estimated just and adequate compensation monies were paid into court.
Within 30 days of service, the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Leach v. Georgia Power CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Nodvin v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Coffee v. Atkinson CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- B. & W. Hen Farm, Inc. v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Department of Transportation v. ForresterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State of Ga. v. AlfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Department of Transportation v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Jarrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Habersham Downs Homeowners' Ass'n v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Brooks v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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