Legal Opinion
Housing Authority v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 24, 1980No. 35138PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision allowing the condemnee Southern Railway to recover lost profits and attorney fees in this condemnation proceeding brought by the Housing Authority as condemnor. See Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta v. Southern R. Co., 150 Ga. App. 4 (256 SE2d 606) (1979). In its opinion, the Court of Appeals held that since Southern. had shown through ample evidence that it had "suffered a business loss (whether partial or total), that the business was unique to Southern and the profits were . . . not. . . remote or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- HOUSING &C. CITY OF ATLANTA v. TroncalliCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Housing Authority v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Department of Transportation v. KendricksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
3Cited by38 opinions
- Wright v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Department of Transportation v. Dixie Highway Bottle Shop, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Department of Transportation v. 2.734 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Department of Transportation v. Hillside Motors, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Buck's Service Station, Inc. v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
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