Legal Opinion
DeKalb County v. Cowan
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 16, 1979No. 58268PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Judge.
DeKalb County initiated this action to acquire a strip of land owned by the condemnee, along with certain temporary and permanent easements, for road improvement purposes. The property was part of a larger parcel of land on which the condemnee operated an antique business. The condemnee objected to the amount of compensation paid into court by the county, alleging that the temporary and permanent easements taken resulted temporarily in a complete loss of access to the property, which in turn resulted in the destruction of his business. The county appeals following a jury verdict…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- HOUSING &C. CITY OF ATLANTA v. TroncalliCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Merritt v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- McArthur v. State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Herron v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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