Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Kendricks
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 31, 1979No. 35136PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Mrs. Aleñe Kendricks was awarded $20,000 plus $5,000 attorney fees as the "just and adequate compensation” that is constitutionally mandated for the public taking of her property by the Department of Transportation. Ga. Const. 1976, Art. I, Sec. Ill, Par. I; Code Ann. § 2-301 (1). The Court of Appeals, in DOT v. Kendricks, 150 Ga. App. 9 (256 SE2d 610) (1979), affirmed the grant of attorney fees despite this court’s decision in DeKalb County v. Trustees, Decatur Lodge No. 1602, B. P. O. Elks, 242 Ga. 707 (251 SE2d 243) (1978), that attorney fees are not an element of "just and adequate…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Valdosta v. SingletonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- DeKalb County v. Trustees, Decatur Lodge No. 1602Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Calhoun v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- Dehco, Inc. v. State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Department of Transportation v. KendricksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
3Cited by8 opinions
- Housing Authority v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Hensel Phelps Construction Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Department of Transportation v. WorleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Department of Transportation v. KendricksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Department of Transportation v. RossCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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