Department of Transportation v. Ultima-Trimble, Ltd.

Carley, Presiding Judge.

Pursuant to OCGA § 32-3-1 et seq., appellant-condemnor took *310property belonging to appellee-condemnee and paid estimated compensation into the registry of the court. Condemnee appealed and the issue of just and adequate compensation was tried before a jury. Condemnor appeals from the judgment entered by the trial court on the jury’s verdict.

1. Some two years before the instant taking, condemnee had apparently donated a portion of its property to condemnor. On direct examination, condemnee’s president made reference to this. At one point, he testified that condemnee had…