Department of Transportation v. Lawrence

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

The Department of Transportation (“DOT”) brought this condemnation proceeding against 0.101 acres of land belonging to Hubert Lawrence and Alice Lawrence. The proceeding was brought to enable the DOT to change the slope of an embankment and increase visibility at an intersection. The Lawrences’ house is situated approximately 80 feet from the side of the road.

Decided February 1, 1994 Reconsideration denied February 15, 1994 Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, McClure, Ramsay & Dickerson, John A. Dickerson, Elizabeth F. Moore, for appellant. Stanley R. Lawson,…