Cobb County v. Crain

Carley, Judge.

Appellant-condemnor appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of appellee. The only issue on appeal is whether the trial court properly denied appellant’s motion for a partial directed verdict and permitted the jury to consider the matter of business losses as a separate item of damages.

Where, as here, a landowner operates his business upon property which is condemned, “total destruction of the business at the location must be proven before business losses may be recovered as a separate element of compensation. [Cit.] . . . [B]usiness losses are recoverable as…