Department of Transportation v. Merritt

Supreme Court of Georgia January 30, 1979

Department of Transportation v. Merritt, 252 S.E.2d 508 (Ga. 1979)

243 Ga. 52; 1979 Ga. LEXIS 802

Bowles, Hill, Nichols

Opinion

Bowles, Justice.

The writ of certiorari was granted by this court on November 8, 1978, to review Division 4 of the Court of Appeals’ opinion which upheld the trial court’s award of attorney fees to the condemnee. DeKalb County v. Trustees &c., B. P. O. Elks, 242 Ga. 707 (1978) now controls, and would require a reversal of the award of attorney fees.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur, except Nichols, C. J., and Hill, J., who concur in the judgment only.

Reference

Full Case Name: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION v. MERRITT Et Al.
Cited By: 16 cases
Status: Published