Bates & Associates, Inc. v. Department of Transportation

Deen, Presiding Judge.

On January 13, 1987, appellee Department of Transportation (DOT) filed a condemnation petition, pursuant to OCGA § 32-3-1 et seq., to acquire for public use a tract of land of which appellant Bates and Associates (Bates) was one of the owners. See OCGA §§ 32-3-5 through 32-3-9. On March 30, 1987, which, according to the record, was more than thirty days after being served with the petition, Bates filed an appeal, pursuant to OCGA § 32-3-14, asserting that the appraised price was inadequate. DOT moved to dismiss the appeal and enter judgment on the ground that the appeal…