Merritt v. City of Albany

Banke, Presiding Judge.

This appellee initiated condemnation proceedings to acquire certain property owned by the appellant, and a special master entered an award valuing the property at $27,500. Being dissatisfied with that valuation, the appellant appealed to superior court for a de novo trial on the issue of compensation. That trial, which was conducted without a jury, ended with a determination by the superior court that the *338property was worth only $8,000. In this appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial, the appellant’s sole contention is that the trial judge erred in not…