Williams v. Mayor & City Council of Carrollton, A90A0252
| Decision Date | 11 May 1990 |
| Docket Number | No. A90A0252,A90A0252 |
| Parties | WILLIAMS et al. v. MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL OF CARROLLTON. |
| Court | Georgia Court of Appeals |
Jack F. Witcher, John E. Gilchrist, Bremen, Johnson, Beckham & Price, William P. Johnson, Carrollton, for appellants.
Wiggins & Camp, William J. Wiggins, Carrollton, for appellee.
Pursuant to the provisions of OCGA § 22-2-100 et seq., appellee-condemnor instituted proceedings to condemn appellant-condemnees' property. Appellants were dissatisfied with the amount that was ultimately awarded by the special master and they appealed to the superior court. The issue of just and adequate compensation was tried before a jury and appellants appeal from the judgment that was entered by the superior court on the jury's verdict.
1. The jury's verdict was within the range of the evidence that was adduced as to the fair market value of the property. Accordingly, appellants' enumeration of the general grounds is without merit. Southern v. Cobb County, 78 Ga.App. 58(2), 50 S.E.2d 226 (1948).
2. Appellants enumerate as error several instances wherein their witnesses were not allowed to testify as to a separate value for the "chewacla" soil located on the property.
The fact that "chewacla" soil was present was a relevant factor to be considered in determining the overall value of the property. See generally State Hwy. Bd. of Ga. v. Shierling, 51 Ga.App. 935(1, 2), 181 S.E. 885 (1935). However, the separate value of the "chewacla" soil would certainly not be a relevant inquiry. "[L]and containing [valuable] deposits ... may be of greater market value than land without [such] deposits, but ... the land and the deposits constitute one subject matter and there cannot be a recovery for the land as such, and also for the ... deposits." Southern R. Co. v. Miller, 94 Ga.App. 701, 704(1), 96 S.E.2d 297 (1956). Department of Transp. v. Willis, 165 Ga.App. 271, 272(2), 299 S.E.2d 82 (1983). Thus, the only relevant inquiry was the overall value of the property, with the fact that the property contained "chewacla" soil being taken into account. The trial court did not err in...
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