Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Mendel
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 5, 1999No. A99A0436PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Chief Judge.
This suit arises from a condemnation action in which the Department of Transportation took square footage from and acquired a permanent slope easement on commercial property in order to widen and raise the elevation of State Road 120. After the road project was completed, the property was left approximately eight to ten feet lower from road grade than it was before the taking. In some locations, the property was left 16 feet below road grade.
In 1994, the DOT filed an action in rem to acquire fee simple title to a portion of the subject property for the right-of-way and to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Department of Transportation v. GunnelsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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