Decatur Co. v. Bowen

Cooper, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a dispute between appellant and appellee over whether appellee is entitled to a percentage of the proceeds of a condemnation award. A bench trial resulted in a judgment in favor of appellee.

Between 1984 and 1990, appellee and Frank Tetterton (“Tetterton”) each owned 50 percent of Atlanta Commons, Ltd. (“Atlanta Commons”), a corporation which owned several parcels of land in Gwinnett County. In 1987 or 1988, the Gwinnett County School Board (hereinafter “Board”) implemented a project to acquire land suitable for the construction of two new schools.…