O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 22-2-108 (2019)

Powers and duties of special master generally

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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The special master appointed pursuant to Code Section 22-2-103 shall serve in lieu of a board of assessors; provided, however, that if two assessors are selected pursuant to Code Section 22-2-108.1, the special master shall serve as the chairperson of the special master panel and shall decide all issues other than value issues which arise at the hearing provided for in Code Section 22-2-102. The special master’s duties and authority, except as otherwise provided for in this article, shall be the same as provided by Code Sections 22-2-61 through

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1983–2002 · leading case: Wrege v. Cobb Cnty., 367 S.E.2d 817 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988).
Wrege v. Cobb Cnty., 367 S.E.2d 817 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 10× “Appellants contend the trial court erred by failing to declare the hearing of the special master void under OCGA § 22-2-108 because the hearing was continued in excess of five days.”
Georgia Transmission Corp. v. Barron, 566 S.E.2d 363 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 22-2-62 (d), applicable to special master proceedings and corresponding jury trials (OCGA § 22-2-108), directs that in determining the value of the property or interest the trier of fact is not restricted to the agricultural or productive qualities of the land.”
Metro. Atlanta Rapid Transit Auth. v. Cent. Parking Sys. of Georgia, Inc., 307 S.E.2d 93 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “…first, if there had been a compensable taking of Central’s property, and second, an evidentiary hearing pursuant to OCGA §§ 22-2-108 and 110 (Code Ann. §§ 36-611a, 36-612a), to determine just and adequate compensation for such taking. The parties also agreed that if either…”
Stafford v. Bryan Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 466 S.E.2d 637 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “We conclude, as the trial court did, that the general environmental condition of the condemned property, as a former landfill requiring remediation, was a relevant factor in fairly assessing the market value of the property, not simply as to the condemnor, but as to all…”
Threatt v. Fulton Cnty., 467 S.E.2d 546 (Ga. 1996). · cites it 2× “551, 554 (1) ( 111 SE2d 364 ) (1959); OCGA § 22-2-108 and §§ 22-2-61 through 22-2-63.”
Simmons v. Webster Cnty., 485 S.E.2d 501 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “A hearing was held, OCGA §§ 22-2-108 and 22-2-109, and the special master filed an award in the form required by OCGA § 22-2-110.”
Elliott v. Henry Cnty. Water & Sewerage Auth., 517 S.E.2d 545 (Ga. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 22-2-62 (d), applicable to special master proceedings and corresponding jury trials (OCGA § 22-2-108), directs that in determining the value of the property or interest the trier of fact is not restricted to the agricultural or productive qualities of the land.”
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