Housing Authority of Augusta v. Holloway

I think the charge of the court was error requiring a reversal of the judgment. It can not be disputed that the overwhelming authority in this State, under the decisions of the Supreme Court and this court, is that the measure of damages for taking private property for public purposes is the fair market value of the property taken (no consequential damages to property not taken being involved). Some of the decisions so holding are as follows: Harrison v. Young, 9 Ga. 359; Young v. Harrison, 17 Ga. 30; Central Georgia Power Co. v. Mays, 137 Ga. 120 (72 S. E. 900); Central Georgia Power Co. v.…