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DeKALB COUNTY v. TRUSTEES, &c. ELKS

33628.

242 Ga. 707 (1978)

251 S.E.2d 243

DeKALB COUNTY v. TRUSTEES, DECATUR LODGE NO. 1602, B. P. O. ELKS et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 22, 1978.

Rehearing Denied December 5 And December 19, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey, Willard, Elliott & Olsen, Wendell K. Willard, Kutak, Rock & Huie, W. Stell Huie, Charles N. Pursley, Jr., Clara H. Axam, David G. Russell, for appellant.

Simmons, Martin, Warren & Szczecko, M. T. Simmons, Jr., for appellees.

Haas, Holland, Levison & Gibert, Richard N. Hubert, Walter E. Sumner, Thomas N. Austin, Harland, Cashin, Chambers, Davis & Doster, Harry L. Cashin, Jr., amici curiae.

MARSHALL, Justice.

The present case is here on certiorari. It involves the award of attorney fees in a condemnation proceeding. A brief review of the development of the law in this area at the outset would be helpful:

In White v. Ga. Power Co., 237 Ga. 341, 343 (227 S.E.2d 385) (1976), this court held that "the words `just and adequate compensation' contained in our Constitution are...

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