Clayton County Water Authority v. Harbin

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The Clayton County Water Authority instituted condemnation proceedings pursuant to OCGA § 22-2-1 et seq. to acquire 23.6 acres of land owned by the appellee. (Certain other property in which the appellee owned an interest was also included in the original condemnation petition but has since been deleted from the proceeding.) The appellee filed an appeal to the superior court pursuant to OCGA § 22-2-80, protesting the amount of compensation awarded by the assessors, and a subsequent jury trial on the issue resulted in a verdict in his favor. The condemnor deposited the…