Darling International, Inc. v. Carter

Benham, Justice.

This case involves a dispute over title to a 7.63 acre parcel of land located in Bacon County. The parcel was originally part of a 95.125 acre parcel owned by H.S. Carter, now deceased, that was taken by Bacon County via eminent domain proceedings commenced in 1973. As a result of the condemnation proceedings, Bacon County acquired a total of 2522.3 acres for the purpose of creating a public recreation project known as Lake Alma and the 95.125 acre Carter parcel was just one of the parcels condemned for this purpose. The record shows that the proposed Lake Alma was part of a…