Columbia County v. Doolittle

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

In this inverse condemnation action, a jury found that Columbia County was responsible for maintaining a continuing nuisance that amounted to a taking under the Georgia Constitution and awarded damages, attorney’s fees, and costs to property owner S.E. Doolittle. In its 24 enumerations of error, the county argues that it should have been granted a directed verdict on the inverse condemnation and damages claims, and the trial court misapplied the “twelve-month” rule, improperly charged the jury on proximate cause and inverse condemnation, and erred in granting an…