Legal Opinion
Schrimsher v. State Highway Department
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 25, 1964No. 40997PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
The general grounds of the motion for new trial are without merit. The amount of the verdict was supported by and within the range of the testimony. While evidence as to comparable sales should generally be restricted to sales of similar property made “at or near the time of taking,” Flemister v. Central Ga. Power Co., 140 Ga. 511 (6) (79 SE 148), whether a sale is so within the proximity of the taking as to throw light upon the value of the land taken is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial judge, Aycock v. Fulton County, 95 Ga. App. 541 (98 SE2d 133); Freedman v.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Flemister v. Central Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Gulf Refining Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Georgia Power Company v. LivingstonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Freedman v. Housing Authority of City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- State Highway Department v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State Highway Department v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- State Highway Department v. NobleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Lassiter v. State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Weston v. City Council of AugustaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- State Highway Department v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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