Department of Transportation v. Gibson

Gregory, Justice.

Appellant sought to condemn certain real property owned by appellee Gibson in connection with the federally assisted project to widen Interstate 75 in Atlanta. Gibson Litho-Plate Co., Inc., solely owned by Gibson, operated its business on this property.

Appellant provided Gibson with business relocation assistance in accordance with OCGA § 32-8-1 (Code Ann. § 95A-623), Georgia’s version of the Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. The record reflects that through this administrative process appellant ultimately paid Gibson…