Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Whitehead
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 6, 1984No. 40686PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
Cecil Whitehead owns property on the corner of 19th and Peach-tree/West Peachtree Streets in Atlanta; he maintains vehicular access to this lot by a driveway and parking lot off of 19th Street, which runs east to Peachtree Street and west to Spring Street. Whitehead did not use the West Peachtree/Peachtree frontage for vehicular access. On February 3, 1981, the Department of Transportation (DOT) initiated proceedings to condemn the entire Peachtree/West Peachtree frontage of Whitehead’s property as part of its project to convert this section of West Peachtree/Peachtree into an…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Wright v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Tift County v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. DatrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Dougherty County v. HornsbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Wilson & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Department of Transportation v. Dalton Paving & Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. FountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Department of Transportation v. PetkasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Department of Transportation v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- McCann Holdings, Ltd. v. the United States 0United States Court of Federal Claims · 2013
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