McDaniel v. Department of Transportation

I agree with Division 1 and, therefore, concur in the judgment. I disagree, however, with the majority’s conclusion in Division 2 that the jury’s award with respect to the multiple properties condemned must necessarily set forth separate sums for each property, rather than a lump-sum.

Multiple separate properties with some element of common ownership, as found in the present case, may be joined in a single condemnation action. Cook v. State Hwy. Bd., 162 Ga. 84, 101-102 (132 SE 902) (1926); State Hwy. Dept. v. H. G. Hastings Co., 187 Ga. 204, 208 (199 SE 793) (1938), overruled on other…