Legal Opinion
Sharpe v. Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 7, 1996No. S96G0546PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
The Court of Appeals held that the Department of Transportation did not waive its right to object to certain testimony by condemnees’ experts when the DOT failed to make a contemporaneous objection but instead chose at the close of the evidence to make a motion to strike the testimony. Dept. of Transp. v. Sharpe, 219 Ga. App. 466 (465 SE2d 695) (1995). Relying on Patton v. Bank of LaFayette, 124 Ga. 965, 974-975 (53 SE 664) (1906), the Court of Appeals found that the challenged testimony was “illegal” evidence and thus the motion to strike was proper. We granted certiorari…
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