Georgia Transmission Corp. v. Barron

Blackburn, Chief Judge.

Following a jury trial to establish the value of condemned land, Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) appeals the verdict of $280,000 in favor of John W. Barron, Jr., arguing that the trial court erred by allowing testimony regarding the value of the residential property in question as if it were subject to commercial uses. Specifically, GTC argues that rezoning of the residential property was so speculative and remote that the valuation testimony based on its commercial use was improper. For the reasons set forth below, we agree and reverse.

The record shows that the…