Legal Opinion
Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Inc. v. Robb
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 8, 1971No. 26392, 26393PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Justice.
"When a tract of land has been dedicated as a cemetery, it is perpetually devoted to burial of the dead and may not be appropriated to any other purpose.” 10 AmJur 491, §8, quoted approvingly in Haslerig v. Watson, 205 Ga. 668, 683 (54 SE2d 413), and again in City of Atlanta v. Crest Lawn &c. Corp., 218 Ga. 497, 502 (128 SE2d 722). The appellant concedes that if the property in question has been dedicated as a cemetery then the judgment of the trial court was proper, but denies that such is the case and contends that only a portion of the property described in parcels 2, 3…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Collinsville Granite Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Haslerig v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Turner v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Arlington Cemetery Corp. v. BindigSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- Stewart v. LatimerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Corley v. ParsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Adams v. Dawn Memorial ParkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Cherokee County, Georgia v. Inline Communities, LLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020
- DOUGLAS CO. BD. OF EQUALIZATION v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996