Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Morris
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 26, 2003No. A03A1226PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Presiding Judge.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) condemned a portion of a tract of land owned by Herman Morris for a road right-of-way pursuant to OCGA § 32-3-1 et seq., and a jury awarded Morris $32,000 as just and adequate compensation. The DOT appeals claiming the trial court erred by denying its motion for a directed verdict on the issue of consequential damages and gave erroneous instructions to the jury. For the following reasons, we find the trial court should have granted the DOT’s motion and that the failure to do so resulted in a compensation award in excess…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Department of Transportation v. GunnelsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Bankers Health & Life Insurance v. FryhoferCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Merritt v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Department of Transportation v. MerrittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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