Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 18, 1997No. A96A1743PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
In this condemnation case, Bruce Simmons contends that the Georgia Department of Transportation (“DOT”) failed to provide him with just and fair compensation for the DOT’s partial taking of his property condemned for a highway project. Following a mistrial, the trial court granted judgment in favor of the DOT Simmons appeals.
Simmons purchased 4.0 acres of land in Banks County in 1969. In 1980, Simmons began a'trucking business, Kayton Express, on his land, eventually operating seven tractor trailers for hauling frozen poultry. Simmons used about two acres for the…
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