Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Merritt
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 30, 1979No. 34334PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bowles, Justice.
The writ of certiorari was granted by this court on November 8, 1978, to review Division 4 of the Court of Appeals’ opinion which upheld the trial court’s award of attorney fees to the condemnee. DeKalb County v. Trustees &c., B. P. O. Elks, 242 Ga. 707 (1978) now controls, and would require a reversal of the award of attorney fees.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur, except Nichols, C. J., and Hill, J., who concur in the judgment only.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- DeKalb County v. Trustees, Decatur Lodge No. 1602Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Department of Transportation v. KendricksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- City of Atlanta v. HightowerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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