Legal Opinion
Butler v. Gwinnett County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 2, 1996No. A96A1275PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
In 1993, Gwinnett County (“the County”) condemned portions of appellants’ property for use in constructing an access lane to the Ronald Reagan Parkway. During the condemnation proceedings, appellants entered into consent decrees with the County regarding the amount they should be compensated for the taking. Pursuant to these decrees, the County paid each appellant a certain sum over and above the value of his or her condemned property, as appraised by the County.
In 1995, appellants filed this suit for damages, claiming primarily that negligent construction of the access lane has…
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- Woodside v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
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