Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 11, 1978No. 55943, 55944PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Judge.
The Department of Transportation filed this condemnation proceeding to acquire 13.563 acres of land from the condemnees for highway construction purposes. The condemnees were left with remainders totaling 141 acres, which were located at and near an interchange corner. The department paid $37,260 into the registry of the court as its assessment of just and adequate compensation, and the condemnees appealed to a jury alleging this valuation to be inadequate.
The department presented two expert witnesses on the question of value. One testified that the property was worth $39,265 at…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- White v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Hollywood Baptist Church of Rome v. State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Jones v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- State Highway Department v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Smith v. PageSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Department of Transportation v. MendelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Department of Transportation v. SimonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Colonial Pipeline Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Dendy v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Department of Transportation v. LewynCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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