Sevier County v. John Waters, Trustee

OPINION

CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS and D. MICHAEL SWINEY, JJ., joined.

This is a land condemnation case. On November 18, 1988, Sevier County (“the County”) filed a petition for condemnation seeking to condemn property in the county for a new jail. The petition was tried to a jury some 13 plus years later, on June 19 and 20, 2002. The jury awarded compensation of $335,500. This verdict was $158,500 more than the amount deposited in court by the County. The trial court entered judgment on the jury’s verdict; the trial court…