Department of Transportation v. Sharpe

Blackburn, Judge.

This is the third appearance of this condemnation case before this Court. See Dept. of Transp. v. Sharpe, 213 Ga. App. 549 (445 SE2d 343) (1994) and Dept. of Transp. v. Sharpe, 219 Ga. App. 466 (465 SE2d 695) (1995). The Department of Transportation (DOT) condemned 19.289 acres of wooded land containing limestone deposits, and the jury awarded $850,000 to the condemnees for the value of the affected land and consequential damages. See Sharpe, 219 Ga. App. 466.

In Sharpe, 219 Ga. App. 466, we reversed the jury’s award, finding that the trial court improperly denied the DOT’s…