Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Bridges
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 30, 1997No. S96G1704PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
This Court granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals to consider whether its decision in this case 1 conflicts with Tift County v. Smith, 219 Ga. 68 (131 SE2d 527) (1963) and its progeny, Dept. of Transp. v. Durpo, 220 Ga. App. 458 (469 SE2d 404) (1996). We conclude that it does, and reverse the Court of Appeals determination that the landowner has suffered a violation of a special right entitling him to compensation.
The relevant facts are set forth in the writings of the Court of Appeals. Leon Bridges owns an undeveloped tract of land, zoned for commercial use, which abuts…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Tift County v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. DatrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. FountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Department of Transportation v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. FunkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Kemp v. City of ClaxtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Department of Transportation v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- Moreton Rolleston, Jr. Living Trust v. DOTCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Eastside Properties v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Department of Transportation v. BridgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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