Legal Opinion
Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County v. Watson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 24, 2003No. S02G1269PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County instituted special master condemnation proceedings to acquire approximately 50 acres of land owned by appellee Billy Watson, which was zoned for single family development. The special master awarded Watson $479,940 as the actual market value of the property. Both parties appealed the award to the superior court. At trial, Watson presented evidence that the property previously had been zoned for multifamily residential use and expert testimony that there was a probability that the property would be rezoned for multi-family…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Civils v. Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Colonial Pipeline Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Hall County v. MerrittCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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