Legal Opinion
Hard v. Housing Authority of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 29, 1963No. 21930PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
The one question for decision is
whether or not, upon the trial of a condemnation proceeding on appeal, evidence showing that the value of the subject property has been enhanced, by the general knowledge, for a number of years that a large area, including it, would be taken for urban renewal, and much of the other property has been taken and slums cleared therefrom, is admissible in fixing its value. The demand of the Constitution, Art. I, Sec. Ill, Par. I, that “just and adequate compensation” be first paid is imperative. Code Ann. § 2-301; Const, of 1945. It means…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Young v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
- Gate City Terminal Co. v. ThrowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Green v. Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- State Highway Board v. ShierlingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Georgia Power Co. v. CarsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Wright v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Sharpe v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Georgia Power Co. v. 138.30 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Georgia Power Co. v. 54.20 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Calhoun v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
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