Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Webster County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 4, 1997No. A96A1861PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Condemnee Simmons appeals the condemnation award of $675 in this eminent domain case. Despite the amount of the judgment, a direct appeal lies. Walker v. Ga. Power Co., 177 Ga. App. 493, 494 (339 SE2d 728) (1986).
Webster County filed a petition for condemnation of an easement and right-of-way in, to and over Simmons’ land for use as a public road and for the controlling and backing up of water, including the right to back water onto Simmons’ land to the full extent water was there prior to July 1994. The plat exhibited with the petition showed a proposed total easement strip of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Bankhead Enterprises v. BeaversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Leach v. Georgia Power CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- State Highway Department v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Rabun County v. Georgia Transmission Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2003
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- Fowler v. City of Warm SpringsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Garner v. Georgia Transmission Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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