Rutland v. Georgia Power Co.

Miller, Judge.

Guy J. Rutland, Jr. appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his appeal from a special master’s award, entered in a condemnation proceeding initiated by Georgia Power Company (“GPC”). Finding that Rutland’s appeal of that award to the superior court was not timely, we affirm.

The facts are undisputed, and the issue before us is whether the special master’s failure to serve the award on the parties at the time he filed it with the superior court tolled the time for filing an appeal of that award. This question is one of law, which we review de novo. Ga. Power Co. v. Stowers,…