Legal Opinion
Wright v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 27, 1981No. 37152PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
This case involves the proper measure of consequential damages in a condemnation case. Appellants owned a 31,842 square foot tract of land in downtown Atlanta, bounded on its east side by West Peachtree Street, on its west side by Spring Street, and on its south side by Pine Street. A 6,302 square foot portion of the tract adjacent to West Peachtree Street was condemned' by MARTA for the purposes of constructing a rapid transit station and related facilities. The date of taking was September 8, 1977. Construction began in October of 1977 and was scheduled to be completed by…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Woodside v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- Smith v. Floyd CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- City of Atlanta v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. DatrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Hard v. Housing Authority of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
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3Cited by71 opinions
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- Department of Transportation v. GunnelsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- MacOn-bibb County Water & Sewerage Authority v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Department of Transportation v. Acree Oil Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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