Charles v. Cobb County

Mobley, Chief Justice.

In a condemnation proceeding brought by Cobb County against 9.58 acres of land, Mrs. J. Shelly Charles, and others, Cobb County acquired fee simple title to the property for road purposes. A consent judgment was entered awarding the property owners the fair market value of the property, specifically adjudicating that there would result no consequential damages or consequential benefits to their abutting lands.

Thereafter Mrs. Charles, the appellant here, brought a complaint for injunctive relief and damages against Cobb County, the commissioners thereof, and The Columns,…