Legal Opinion
Simmerman v. Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 17, 1983No. 65954PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
This is an appeal by Simmerman, the lessee and operator of a Shell oil station, formerly located at Windy Hill Road and 1-75 at Atlanta, and condemned by the Department of Transportation (DOT) for expansion of the expressway. DOT valued the property at $369,565 and paid this amount into the court registry. Eventually Shell decided it was satisfied with this amount as just and adequate compensation and moved the court to disburse the funds to Shell. Appellant Simmerman had interposed a claim for his leasehold interest in the award.
Shell contends Simmerman has no claim to part…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ginn v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Farm Supply Co. of Albany, Inc. v. CookCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Department of Transportation v. DriggersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Southern Railway Co. v. LeonardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Department of Transportation v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Stern's Gallery of Gifts, Inc. v. Corporate Property Investors, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- White v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Raiford v. Deparment of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Lamar Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Yargus v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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