Legal Opinion
Gunn v. Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 9, 1996No. A96A1093PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
As part of its Golden Isles Parkway project, the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) condemned 23.726 acres and obtained certain easement rights to rural Houston County land belonging to Otis Gunn. Gunn contested the DOT’s offer of $25,200 for the taking, and contended that fair compensation should encompass both surface and subsurface value, which included large subterranean limestone deposits. On appeal, Gunn challenges one jury charge as harmfully misleading and the denial of the jury’s request to rehear the testimony of one of his experts.
The sole issue for jury…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hard v. Housing Authority of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Department of Transportation v. BentonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Southern Railway Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Department of Transportation v. KatzCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- State Highway Department v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Heston v. LillyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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