Gober v. City of Gainesville
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Shulman, Judge.
Condemnees appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding them $40,000 and recommending attorney fees. We affirm.
1. Being dissatisfied with the amount of the award, appellants-condemnees challenge the jury verdict on the ground that they did not receive just and adequate compensation. We must take issue with appellants’ position.
"[I]n insisting that the verdict in the amount rendered is wholly inadequate [appellants address themselves] to the discretion of the trial judge rather than to the appellate powers of this court, since the rule we must follow is that a value…
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