Department of Transportation v. Pilgrim

Benham, Judge.

Appellant condemned access rights to a portion of a tract belonging to appellees and paid $29,200 into court as its estimate of just and adequate compensation. On appeal from a $110,800 judgment for ap-pellees, this court reversed because of the trial court’s failure to give a *471requested charge on an owner’s right to access. See Dept. of Transp. v. Pilgrim, 175 Ga. App. 576 (333 SE2d 866) (1985). On retrial, the jury returned a verdict awarding appellees $450,000. This appeal is from the judgment entered on that verdict.

1. In its first enumeration of error, appellant contends the…