HOWELL ENTERPRISES, INC. v. City of Atlanta

Pannell, Judge.

The City of Atlanta, appellee, filed a condemnation action against Howell Enterprises, Inc., appellant, and others, under the Act of 1957 (Ga. L. 1957, p. 387 et seq.) and the award of the special master, dated April 16, 1969, was filed on April 15, 1969. The City of Atlanta on April 28, 1969, filed its appeal from said award. The trial judge overruled a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that it was filed too late. Upon the trial of the case, the jury found a verdict less than the special master’s award and Howell Enterprises, Inc., filed a motion for new trial on the…