Legal Opinion
Continental Corp. v. Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 28, 1984No. 68741, 68742PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Chief Judge.
This is a condemnation case. On July 13, 1981, the Department of Transportation (DOT) condemned a strip of land consisting of approximately 4,713 square feet and fronting on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. The condemned land was part of a larger tract (consisting of 27,878 square feet) owned by Continental Corporation and leased to the American Dairy Queen Corporation (Dairy Queen) for the purpose of operating a fast food restaurant thereon. The condemnation was for the purpose of widening and improving Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive between 1-285 and Hightower. To carry…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wright v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Merritt v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Theo v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Andrus v. State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Garber v. Housing Authority of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Continental Corp. v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- City of Alma v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Strickland v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Barrow v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Llano v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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