Georgia Power Co. v. Harwell

Bell, Presiding Judge.

Georgia Power Company brought these proceedings to acquire an easement across land owned by James H. Harwell, Sr. A jury trial was had, and condemnor brought this appeal from the trial court’s judgment on the verdict. Held:

1. The jury returned a verdict for condemnee for $1,020 actual damages and $3,180 consequential damages. Before judgment was rendered on the verdict, the condemnee voluntarily wrote off $201 of the finding of actual damages for the taking and $90 of the finding of consequential damages, thus reducing the amounts for actual damages and consequential…