Legal Opinion

Pye v. State Highway Department

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 8, 1970No. 25600PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grice, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment in a condemnation proceeding striking all of the property owner’s pleadings except as they relate to issues of value.

The proceeding was brought in the Superior Court of Fulton County by the State Highway Department against 0.413 acres of land and Durwood T. Pye, the owner of the land.

The condemnation petition, in substance, alleged as follows: that the proceeding was brought under Georgia Laws 1961, page 517, as amended, to acquire by condemnation fee simple title to the land for a right of way for a “certain State-aid road (Limited access…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. McLennan v. AldredgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
  2. Lamons v. YarbroughSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  3. Calhoun v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
  4. Cooney v. FooteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  5. Goolsby v. StephensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Donaldson v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  2. Sears v. State of Ga.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Durwood T. Pye v. Department of Transportation of the State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. Department of Transportation v. LivaditisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  5. Coffee v. Atkinson CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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