Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Pilgrim
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 9, 1985No. 69739PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
This appeal resulted from a condemnation proceeding under OCGA § 32-3-4 et seq. brought by the Department of Transportation (DOT). The condemnees were five individual co-owners of the land in question and two banks, holders of security interests thereon; the latter are not concerned with this appeal.
In 1978 the individual condemnees purchased the somewhat triangular tract of land, consisting of approximately 30 acres situated at the intersection of Georgia Highway Spur 40 and the Colerain-St. Mary’s Road. The property originally had 1,657 feet of frontage on Spur 40. The…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Central Georgia Power Co. v. CornwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Brown v. FrachiseurSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Wright v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. DatrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Department of Transportation v. WhiteheadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Colonial Pipeline Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Gurly v. HinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Department of Transportation v. Southeast Timberlands, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Department of Transportation v. MettsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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