Legal Opinion
Georgia Department of Transportation v. Meadow Trace, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 27, 2004No. S04A1162PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) filed an in rem proceeding to condemn approximately 15 acres of a larger tract owned by Meadow Trace, Inc. (MTI) and located at the intersection of 1-985 and U.S. Highway 129. A question arose as to the extent of the subject property’s right of access along its border with Highway 129. This was an important factor in determining just and adequate compensation, because the value of the property would increase in proportion to its accessibility to the road.
The issue of access depends on the construction of an instrument executed in June of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bond v. RaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Graham v. HaleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Wiggins v. City of MacOnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Johnson v. Woodward Lumber CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- State Highway Department v. HollemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Larry Ennis v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014