Lopez-Aponte v. City of Columbus

MlKELL, Judge.

The City of Columbus filed suit against 4068 DeSoto Drive, Columbus, Georgia, and its owners Antonio Lopez-Aponte and Catherine Lopez to condemn trees which intrude into the air space required for a navigational system to become operational at the Columbus Metropolitan Airport under the mandates of the Federal Aviation Administration.

This is the third time the parties have appeared before this Court. In Lopez-Aponte v. Columbus Airport Comm., 221 Ga. App. 840 (473 SE2d 196) (1996) (“Lopez I”), this Court reversed the trial court’s denial of the condemnees’ motions to dismiss and…