Georgia Court of Appeals judges brought the house down questioning appellate counsel at oral argument Tuesday when a panel composed of Presiding Judge Sara Doyle, and Judges Kenneth Hodges and Jeffrey Watkins was tasked with resolving a parking lot easement dispute brought to them from the mountains of northeast Georgia.

“I never thought a property case would be interesting and fun,” Hodges remarked after the oral argument. “[This is going to] affect people who own property all over the state of Georgia, not just in Rabun County.”

Judge Jeffrey A. Watkins,Superior Court of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit. (Courtesy photo)