Department of Transportation v. Robinson

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

The Department of Transportation (“DOT”) condemned a permanent slope easement and temporary driveway easement on property owned by Charles Jerry Robinson and Charles Randall Robinson. The Robinsons appealed the DOT’s condemnation declaration, and following trial, a jury awarded them additional compensation. The trial court subsequently denied the DOT’s motion for new trial, and the DOT filed this appeal. The DOT asserts that the trial court erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict and in admitting evidence and instructing the jury concerning interference with…